Jñānagupta

Jñānagupta (Sanskrit: ज्ञानगुप्त; Chinese: 闍那崛多 or 志德; pinyin: Shénàjuéduō or Zhì Dé) was a Buddhist monk from Gandhara who travelled to China and was recognised by Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty. He is said to have brought with him 260 sutras in Sanskrit, and was supported in translating these into Chinese by the emperor.

Jñānagupta
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	闍那崛多
Simplified Chinese	阇那崛多
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shénàjuéduō
Also known as:
Chinese	志德
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhì Dé
Sanskrit name
Sanskrit	ज्ञानगुप्त

In total, he translated 39 scriptures in 192 fascicles during the period 561 to 592, including:

• Sutra of Buddha's Fundamental Deeds, 60 fascicles

(Chinese: 佛本行經; pinyin: Fó Běnháng Jīng)

• Candrottaradarikapariprccha, 2 fascicles

(Chinese: 月上女經; pinyin: Yuè Shàng Nǚ Jīng)