An Shigao
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| Chinese | 安世高 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 안세고 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 安世高 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kanji | 安 世高 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kana | あん せいこう | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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An Shigao (Chinese: 安世高; pinyin: Ān Shìgāo; Wade–Giles: An Shih-kao; Korean: An Sego; Japanese: An Seikō; Vietnamese: An Thế Cao; fl. c. 148–180 CE) was an early Buddhist missionary to China, and the earliest known translator of Indian Buddhist texts into Chinese. According to legend, he was a prince of Parthia, nicknamed the "Parthian Marquess", who renounced his claim to the royal throne of Parthia in order to serve as a Buddhist missionary monk in China.
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