Yaśogupta

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Yaśogupta (C. Yéshèjuéduō 耶舍崛多). An Indian monk and translator. He traveled to China with his teacher Jñānayaśas and fellow monk-translator Jñānagupta. The group worked together in Chang'an between 561–578.[1]

Yaśogupta is credited with the translation of:[1]

  • Shiyimian guanshiyin shenzhou jing 十一面觀世音神咒經 *Ekadaśamukhahṛdaya T 1070 (Tib. ['phags pa] spyang ras gzigs dbang phyug shal bcu gcig pa shes bya ba'i gzungs, Avalokitêśvara-ikadaśamikha-dhāraṇī). (See: Dhāraṇī of the Eleven Faced Avalokiteśvara)

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