Sanghapala
Sanghapala ភិក្ខុសង្ឃបាល | |
|---|---|
| Title | Preah Phikho |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 460 |
| Died | 524 (age 64) |
| Nationality | Cambodian |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Theravada ? |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Guṇavṛddhī |
Sanghapāla (466–524 CE) was a famous Khmer monk who traveled to Southern and Northern Dynasties China.
He, along with the fellow Funan monk, Mandrasena, translated Buddhist scriptures such as the Vimuttimagga or Path to Freedom into Chinese.: 58, 92
He is one of the only two Cambodian monks whose translations currently figure in the Tripitaka.