Sengrui (Sēng ruì 僧睿; 371–438 CE) was a Buddhist monk and scholar. He was born in what is now

Henan Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Lu ...

. He became a monk at age 18, traveling extensively from age 24, meeting among others Dao An. He ended up in

Changan Chang'an (; zh, t=長安, s=长安, p=Cháng'ān, first=t) is the traditional name of the city now named Xi'an and was the capital of several Chinese dynasties, ranging from 202 BCE to 907 CE. The site has been inhabited since Neolithic time ...

, where he took part in Kumarajiva's translation project. Sengrui wrote the introduction to Kumarajiva's translation of the

Lotus Sutra The ''Lotus Sūtra'' (Sanskrit: ''Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtram'', ''Sūtra on the White Lotus of the True Dharma'', zh, p=Fǎhuá jīng, l=Dharma Flower Sutra) is one of the most influential and venerated Buddhist Mahāyāna sūtras. ...

. In fact, he is generally seen as one of four Kumarajiva's principal disciples.

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Later Qin Buddhists 371 births 438 deaths {{China-reli-bio-stub