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Lìyán' (利言; fl. 726-788) was a Buddhist monk (沙門) from Kucha. According to the Biographies of eminent monks compiled during the Song period (T 2061, 50:804b17 ff.), he was originally from Kucha. He was ordained in 726, and is said to have mastered a wide range of Buddhist texts and the Chinese classics. He acted an amanuensis to the Indian Buddhist monk (Fǎyuè 法月; 653–743 CE) when he translated Pǔbiànzhìcáng bōrěbōluómìduō xīnjīng (普遍智藏般若波羅蜜多心經; T 252), a version of the Prajñāpāramitā-hṛdaya-sūtra in 738 CE (T 2157; 55.748c05).

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  • Lìyán' (利言; fl. 726-788) was a Buddhist monk (沙門) from Kucha. According to the Biographies of eminent monks compiled during the Song period (T 2061, 50:804b17 ff.), he was originally from Kucha. He was ordained in 726, and is said to have mastered a wide range of Buddhist texts and the Chinese classics. He acted an amanuensis to the Indian Buddhist monk (Fǎyuè 法月; 653–743 CE) when he translated Pǔbiànzhìcáng bōrěbōluómìduō xīnjīng (普遍智藏般若波羅蜜多心經; T 252), a version of the Prajñāpāramitā-hṛdaya-sūtra in 738 CE (T 2157; 55.748c05). Lìyán was also amanuensis to Kashmiri monk Prajñā during his translation of Bōrěbōluómìduō xīnjīng (般若波羅蜜多心經; T 253) a version of the Prajñāpāramitā-hṛdaya-sūtra in 788 CE. He was also involved in making Chinese translations of the Mahāyāna Six Paramitas Sūtra (Dàshèng lǐqù liùbōluómìduō jīng 大乘理趣六波羅蜜多經; T 261). However, note that Japanese Scholar, Tsukinowa Kenryū, believes that Prajñā composed rather than translated his works Lìyán own works include a Chinese-Sanskrit dictionary for ritual practice, Fànyǔ zámíng (梵語雜名; T 2135) Liyan's translation activities were carried out that the Hànlín (翰林) Translation Academy at Guāngzhái Monastery (光宅寺) (T 2061, 50: 716b17-8). (en)
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  • Lìyán' (利言; fl. 726-788) was a Buddhist monk (沙門) from Kucha. According to the Biographies of eminent monks compiled during the Song period (T 2061, 50:804b17 ff.), he was originally from Kucha. He was ordained in 726, and is said to have mastered a wide range of Buddhist texts and the Chinese classics. He acted an amanuensis to the Indian Buddhist monk (Fǎyuè 法月; 653–743 CE) when he translated Pǔbiànzhìcáng bōrěbōluómìduō xīnjīng (普遍智藏般若波羅蜜多心經; T 252), a version of the Prajñāpāramitā-hṛdaya-sūtra in 738 CE (T 2157; 55.748c05). (en)
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