Bodhiruci
Indian Buddhist monk (active in 6th century, Northern Wei)
About Bodhiruci
Lived 450 – 535 (aged 84–85). Bodhiruci was a Chinese translator, philosopher and buddhist monk.
Bodhiruci was a Buddhist monk from North India (6th century CE) active in the area of Luoyang, China. He was appointed as master translator at Yongning (永寧寺) temple by emperor Xuanwu of the Northern Wei.
Bodhiruci's disciple, Daochong (道寵), founded of the northern Dilun branch which focused on the practice of reciting the names of the Buddhas. Bodhiruci was also the master of Tanluan (曇鸞), one of the patriarchs of the Pure Land tradition.
Sūtras
Vajracchedikā-prajñāpāramitā Sūtra — Jīngāng Bōrě Bōluómì Jīng (金剛般若波羅蜜經) Fómíng Jīng (佛名經) Sutra of the Questions of Maitreya — Mílè Púsà Suǒwèn Jīng (彌勒菩薩所問經) Sutra of the Questions of the Brahma Heaven by Viśeṣacintin — Shèng Sīwéi Fàntiān Suǒwèn Jīng (勝思惟梵天所問經) Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra — Shēnmì Jiětuō Jīng (深密解脫經) Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra — Rù Lèngqié Jīng (入楞伽經) Sutra of the Great Sage Kātyāyana — Dà Sàzhē Níqiánzǐ Suǒshuō Jīng (大薩遮尼乾子所說經) Dharmasaṃgīti Sūtra — Fǎjí Jīng (法集經) Amitabha Sutra — Ēmítuó Jīng (阿彌陀經) Contemplation Sutra — Guān Wúliàngshòu Jīng (觀無量壽經) Sutra of Neither Increase Nor Decrease — Bù Zēng Bù Jiǎn Jīng (不增不減經) Gayāśīrṣa Sūtra — Qiéyé Shāndǐng Jīng (伽耶山頂經) Sutra of the Questions of Mañjuśrī — Wénshūshīlì Xúnxíng Jīng (文殊師利巡行經) Sutra of the Prediction of Cāmā — Chāmópódì Shòujì Jīng (差摩婆帝授記經) Sutra of the King of Vast Equal Cultivation — Dàfāngděng Xiūduōluó Wáng Jīng (大方等修多羅王經) Sutra of the Gemless Treasury — Wúzì Bǎoqiè Jīng (無字寶篋經) Sutra of Slandering the Buddha — Bàng Fó Jīng (謗佛經) Buddha Speech Sutra — Fóyǔ Jīng (佛語經)
Treatises and Commentaries
Vasubandhu's Discourse on the Pure Land — Jìngtǔ lùn (浄土論) Vasubandhu's Treatise on the Ten Stages Sutra (Daśabhūmikasūtra-śāstra) — Shídì Jīng Lùn (十地經論) Commentary on the Lotus Sutra — Miàofǎ Liánhuá Jīng Yōubōtíshě (妙法蓮華經憂波提舍) Commentary on the Ratnakūṭa Sūtra — Dà Bǎojī Jīng Lùn (大寶積經論) Commentary on the Sutra of Maitreya — Mílè Púsà Suǒwèn Jīng Lùn (彌勒菩薩所問經論) Commentary on the Diamond Sutra — Jīngāng Bōrě Bōluómì Jīng Lùn* (金剛般若波羅蜜經論) Vajrasattva's Treatise — Jīngāngxiān Lùn (金剛仙論) Treatise on the Hundred Syllables — Bǎi Zì Lùn (百字論) Treatise on the Twelve Links of Dependent Origination — Shíèr Yīnyuán Lùn (十二因緣論) Commentary on the *Viśeṣacintin* Sutra* — *Shèng Sīwéi Fàntiān Suǒwèn Jīng Lùn* (勝思惟梵天所問經論)
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Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Bodhiruci's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Bodhiruci?
Indian Buddhist monk (active in 6th century, Northern Wei)
When was Bodhiruci born?
Bodhiruci was born in 450.
When did Bodhiruci die?
Bodhiruci died in 535.
What was Bodhiruci's occupation?
Bodhiruci was a translator, philosopher and buddhist monk.
What nationality was Bodhiruci?
Bodhiruci was Chinese.
Sources & further reading
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bodhiruci. https://biography.guide/bodhiruci-translator/
MLA: "Bodhiruci." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bodhiruci-translator/.
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