Bianji

Bianji
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBiàn Jī
Wade–GilesPien Chi

Bianji (fl. 7th century) was a Buddhist monk who lived in the Tang dynasty. A disciple of Xuanzang, he compiled the Great Tang Records on the Western Regions and translated Sanskrit sutras into Chinese. He was executed by Emperor Taizong for having an illicit affair with the emperor's daughter Princess Gaoyang.