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An, Shigao, active 148-170

LC control no.n 98040271
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingAn, Shigao, active 148-170
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Variant(s)An, Shi Gao, active 148-170
安世高, active 148-170
An, Qing, active 148-170
An, Chʻing, active 148-170
安清, active 148-170
Gao, An Shi, active 148-170
An, Shigao, fl. 148-170
An, Shih-kao, fl. 148-170
Beginning date0148
Ending date0170
LocatedLuoyang (Henan Sheng, China)
Place of birthParthia
Profession or occupationBuddhist monks Princes
Special noteMachine-derived non-Latin script reference project.
Non-Latin script references not evaluated.
Cannot identify with: An, Shih-kao, 2nd cent.
Found inEl sutra en cuarenta y dos secciones predicado por Buda, 1998: CIP t.p. (Shramana An Shi Gao)
Fo kuang ta tzʻu tien, 1988 (安世高 = An Shih-kao; Buddhist monk and translator of Buddhist scripture; named 清 = Chʻing; prince from An-hsi; came to Lo-yang in 148, engaged in translating work until 170)
The hostage An Shigao and his offspring, 1995: p. 1 (安世高 = An Shih-kao) p. 20, etc. (name abbrev. to An Gao (安高 = An Kao) under Tʻang dyn. taboo; escaped Lo-yang in 2nd half of 2nd cent. because of disorders; d. late 2nd or early 3rd cent.; yet to be proven beyond shadow of doubt that the monk An Shigao and the hostage An Shigao were the same, but possibility very high)
Associated languagesan chi