Sengyou
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Sengyou (445–518 AD) was a Buddhist monk, hailing from Nanjing
, then called Jiankang (建康). He became a monk at 14 at which time he studied and eventually taught the Vinaya
. He is the author of the “Collected Records concerning the Tripitaka
” (出三藏記集 Chu sanzang jìjí , T2145) a catalogue in 15 juan (rolls) of the early Buddhist texts translated into Chinese, which also includes short biographies of leading Indian, Central Asian and Chinese monks involved in translation work. This catalogue is considered to be a valuable and fairly reliable guide to translations done up to that time. It was based on several earlier catalogues, and in turn it formed the basis of succeeding works of this genre. It is suggested that literary work of Sengyou was done with help of Liu Xie
(V.H.Meir, "Buddhism in the Literary Mind and Ornate Rhetoric")
Nanjing
' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...
, then called Jiankang (建康). He became a monk at 14 at which time he studied and eventually taught the Vinaya
Vinaya
The Vinaya is the regulatory framework for the Buddhist monastic community, or sangha, based in the canonical texts called Vinaya Pitaka. The teachings of the Buddha, or Buddhadharma can be divided into two broad categories: 'Dharma' or doctrine, and 'Vinaya', or discipline...
. He is the author of the “Collected Records concerning the Tripitaka
Tripiṭaka
' is a traditional term used by various Buddhist sects to describe their various canons of scriptures. As the name suggests, a traditionally contains three "baskets" of teachings: a , a and an .-The three categories:Tripitaka is the three main categories of texts that make up the...
” (出三藏記集 Chu sanzang jìjí , T2145) a catalogue in 15 juan (rolls) of the early Buddhist texts translated into Chinese, which also includes short biographies of leading Indian, Central Asian and Chinese monks involved in translation work. This catalogue is considered to be a valuable and fairly reliable guide to translations done up to that time. It was based on several earlier catalogues, and in turn it formed the basis of succeeding works of this genre. It is suggested that literary work of Sengyou was done with help of Liu Xie
Liu Xie
Liu Xie , courtesy name Yanhe , was a Chinese writer. He was the author of China's greatest work of literary aesthetics, The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons 《文心雕龍》. His biography is included in the Liangshu....
(V.H.Meir, "Buddhism in the Literary Mind and Ornate Rhetoric")