Cưu ma

Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • Kumārajīva: A historical figure, a Buddhist monk, scholar, and translator from India (or Kucha) who traveled to China during the Later Qin dynasty and translated a vast number of Buddhist sutras into Chinese.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • Cưu Ma La Thập là một dịch giả kinh Phật nổi tiếng. (Kumārajīva was a famous Buddhist sutra translator.)
  • Các bản dịch kinh điển của Cưu ma có ảnh hưởng sâu sắc đến Phật giáo Trung Quốc. (The sutra translations by Kumārajīva had a profound influence on Chinese Buddhism.)

Advanced Usage

• The name is often encountered in historical and religious texts discussing the transmission of Buddhism to East Asia. It is a key name in the history of Buddhist translation.

Variants and Related Words

• Cưu Ma La Thập: The full and more common transliterated form of the name in Vietnamese, directly from the Chinese 鳩摩羅什 (Jiūmóluóshí).

Synonyms

• Kumārajīva: The standard Sanskrit/English transliteration of the name.
• Translator of Buddhist Sutras: A descriptive term for his primary historical role.