Dānapāla
Dānapāla | |||||||||
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दानपाल | |||||||||
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| Born | unknown | ||||||||
| Died | 1017 CE 12th month 26th day (month and date are in the Chinese lunar calendar) China | ||||||||
| Flourished | 960-1017 CE | ||||||||
| Occupation | Buddhist monk, scholar, and translator | ||||||||
| Relatives | Devaśāntika (older brother) | ||||||||
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| Religion | Buddhism | ||||||||
| School | Vajrayana | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 施護 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 施护 | ||||||||
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| Vietnamese | Thí hộ | ||||||||
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| Hangul | 시호 | ||||||||
| Hanja | 施護 | ||||||||
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| Kanji | 施護 | ||||||||
| Hiragana | せご | ||||||||
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Dānapāla or Shihu (died 1017) was an Indian Buddhist monk and prolific translator of Sanskrit Buddhist sutras during the Song dynasty in China.