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鳩摩羅什

简鸠摩罗什 · 繁鳩摩羅什

Mandarin · pinyin Jiū mó luó shí

Kumarajiva c. 334-413, Buddhist monk and translator of Zen texts

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摩: mó · rub, scour, grind; friction
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什: shén · file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous
鸠: jiū · pigeon; collect, assemble
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze

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Kumārajīva

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