Kumārajīva
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Kumārajīva was a Buddhist monk, scholar, missionary and translator from Kucha. Kumārajīva is seen as one of the greatest translators of Chinese Buddhism. According to Lu Cheng, Kumarajiva's translations are "unparalleled either in terms of translation technique or degree of fidelity".
The Statue of Kumārajīva in front of the Kizil Caves in Kuqa County, Xinjiang, China
White Horse Pagoda, Dunhuang, commemorating Kumarajiva's white horse which carried the scriptures to China, c. 384 CE
Section of the Diamond Sutra, a handwritten copy by Zhang Jizhi, based on Kumarajiva's translation from Sanskrit to Chinese
A painting of Kumārajīva at White Horse Pagoda, Dunhuang
Abhidharma
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The Abhidharma are a collection of Buddhist texts dating from the 3rd century BCE onwards, which contain detailed scholastic presentations of doctrinal material appearing in the canonical Buddhist scriptures and commentaries. It also refers to the scholastic method itself, as well as the field of knowledge that this method is said to study.
Depiction of the First Council at Rajgir, a painting at the Nava Jetavana, Shravasti.
Seated Buddha from the Sarvāstivādin monastery of Tapa Shotor, 2nd century CE
Buddhaghosa (c. 5th century), the most important Abhidhamma scholar of Theravāda, presenting three copies of the Visuddhimagga.
Vasubandhu's Abhidharmakośabhāsya is a major source in Tibetan and East Asian Buddhism.