Kucha people from the Western Regions (now Kuqa, Xinjiang) came to Luoyang in Yongjia four years of the Western Jin Dynasty (3 10) and won the trust of Schleswig and Shi Hu with their magical skills. He often participated in military and political affairs, and repeatedly advised Shi to "de-moralize" and "not kill", not to be tyrannical and not to harm others with Buddhism. With his influence and wisdom, he advised Shi to stop killing, and Shi regarded him as a man of god from now on. .
Hui Yuan (334-4 16)
An outstanding monk in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Social instability in the Eastern Jin Dynasty led him to avoid the world and repeatedly refused official recommendation. He became a monk from Dao 'an at the age of 2 1, insisting that monks who became monks did not bow to the emperor. At the same time, he advocated harmonious coexistence with Confucianism and Taoism for the first time, which was highly praised by emperors and generals and made Buddhism develop in an all-round way.
Faxian (about 337- about 422 years)
People from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, an arduous and great traveler and outstanding Buddhist translator in ancient China, set out from Chang 'an at the age of 62, crossed the Great Gobi, passed through more than 30 countries in the western regions, and narrowly died in the Himalayas, with a journey of tens of thousands of miles. After 14 years, it arrived in Laoshan, Qingdao, Shandong Peninsula in April12 years. He not only brought back dozens of Brahma Buddhist scriptures, but also translated dozens of volumes. And wrote China's first travel book, Buddhism.
Kumarajiva (343-413)
Gu Qiuci is one of the forty translators of Buddhism in China. At the age of 7, he became a monk with his mother. He is proficient in Mahayana and Hinayana classics and has a high level of Chinese accomplishment. Therefore, the Buddhist scriptures he translated are especially loved by the Buddhist scriptures in Middle-earth. For the later Buddhist literature, the transplantation and dissemination of Mahayana basic teachings contributed greatly. From 40 1 to Chang 'an, more than 300 volumes have been translated.
Dharma (? —528)
The third son of the ancient South Indian Jade King, he decided to go to China to promote Mahayana Buddhism. According to the historical records of Zen Buddhism, he is the 28th founder after Sakyamuni and the first founder of Zen Buddhism in China.
After arriving in Jinling, he talked with Liang Wudi about Zen and made up his mind to cross the river and spread it to the north. It is said that when Dharma crossed the river, people on the west bank wanted to see the skill of this distant monk, so they deliberately left the dock. Dharma borrowed a reed from an old woman, put it in the river, stood on the reed, and soon drifted to the north shore. He saluted the old woman across the river and pushed the reed across the river.
Daosheng (year of birth and death unknown)
Monks in the Eastern Jin Dynasty are extremely clever, and they can teach at the age of 15. After studying in Roche for many years, I have a deep understanding of the purpose of the Buddha. According to Buddhism, "all beings can become Buddhas". He put forward the view that "anyone can become a Buddha with one explanation", which was unheard of at that time. Conservative people called him a heresy and misled people, so they drove him out of the monk and out of Jiankang.