Sanghapala (506–518 CE) was a famous
Khmer monk who traveled to
Southern and Northern Dynasties
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China.
He, along with the fellow
Funan monk, Mandrasena, translated
Buddhist
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scriptures to
Chinese
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.
See also
*
List of Buddhists
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References
506 births
518 deaths
Northern and Southern dynasties Buddhist monks
Cambodian Buddhist monks
People of Funan
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