Wukong (monk)
Wukong | |
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| Born | 730 CE Yunyang (蕓陽), in the district of Chang'an, China |
| Died | after 790 CE Chang'an, China |
| Occupations | Buddhist monk, translator, writer |
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| Traditional Chinese | 梧空 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 梧空 | ||||||||
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Wukong (Chinese: 梧空; pinyin: Wú kōng; Wade–Giles: Wu2-k'ung1; EFEO: Ou-k'ong; 730 to after 790 CE) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, translator, and writer during the medieval Tang dynasty. His earlier religious name was Fajie (Chinese: 法界) (Sanskrit: Dharmadhātu = 'Realm of the Dharma’.) His family name was Ju (Chinese: 車; pinyin: Jū; Wade–Giles: Chü1 and his personal name was Che Fengzhao. He was descended from the 拓跋 (Tuoba) clan of the Xianbei - the Northern Wei dynasty which ruled China from 365 to 534 CE.