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

Henan Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...

. He became a monk at age 18, traveling extensively from age 24, meeting among others

Dao An Dao'an (; 312–385) was a Buddhist monk, author and bibliographer, during the Eastern Jin dynasty. He was from what is now Hebei. His main importance was that of overseer of translation of Buddhist texts into Chinese, organizer of the Chinese sa ...

. He ended up in

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

Lotus Sutra The ''Lotus Sūtra'' ( zh, 妙法蓮華經; sa, सद्धर्मपुण्डरीकसूत्रम्, translit=Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtram, lit=Sūtra on the White Lotus of the True Dharma, italic=) is one of the most influ ...

. 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