Buddhabhadra

Buddhabhadra (359-429 CE) was a Mahayana Buddhist meditation and Vinaya master. He is most known for his prolific translation efforts of Buddhist texts from Sanskrit into Chinese, and was responsible for the first Chinese translation of the (Flower Ornament Scripture) in the 5th century. In China, he was popularly known as the "Meditation Master from India" (Tiānzhú chánshī 天竺禪師). This tradition of Xuangao (centered around the Binglingsi cave) has been seen by scholars like Imre Hamar as a precursor to the Huayan school proper.

The meditation texts of Buddhabhadra also influenced Chan Buddhism, and some of their methods were criticized by later sources like Shenhui and the authors of the Lidai fabao ji.