Hyecho
Also recorded as Shi Huichao · Huichao · Prajñāvikram
Hyecho
Hyecho · http: img.khan.co.kr/news/2010/12/13/27_20101213_2119.jpg · Public domain
- Born
- 704 · Silla.
- Died
- 787
- Nationality
- Tang dynasty · Silla
- Occupation
- explorer · writer · translator · buddhist monk · poet
- Teachers
- Vajrabodhi · Amoghavajra
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Training under Vajrabodhi and Amoghavajra is recorded.
Wang wu tian zhu guo zhuan 往 五 天 竺 國 傳 by Hui chao Hyecho
Gallica · Gallica 8th century CE sheet of paper PD-Art: Non-creative photograph of a two-dimensional work of art in the Public Domain (8th century CE)
Wang och'ŏnch'ukkuk chŏn 往 五 天 竺 國 傳 by Hye cho 慧 超
Document: Hyecho 723-727/728 CE Photograph: Bibliothèque Nationale de France Gallica] · Bibliothèque Nationale de France Gallica 8th century CE document PD-Art: Non-creative photograph of a two-dimensional work of art in the Public Domain (8th century CE).
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Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
704
Hyecho born at Silla.
787
Hyecho died.
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- Bibliothèque nationale de France authority file 127226126
General reference · Bibliothèque nationale de France
- FAST authority file 1825273
General reference · FAST
- GND (German National Library) authority file 1043128379
General reference · GND (German National Library)
- IdRef (French universities) authority file 106036491
General reference · IdRef (French universities)
- ISNI authority file 0000000120292600
General reference · ISNI
- Library of Congress authority file n84199297
General reference · Library of Congress
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Yang, et al (1984), pp. 52-58.
- 2.Sen (1956), p. 186.
- 3.(Petech, The Kingdom of Ladakh, p. 10), Rizvi (1996), p. 56.
- 4.Kuwayama, Shoshin. The Turki Śāhis and Relevant Brahmanical Sculptures in Afghanistan. East and West. 26. 3/4. 405–407. 1976. 0012-8376.
- 5.Jeong, Su-Il. The Silk Road Encyclopedia. Seoul Selection. 782. 18 July 2016. 978-1-62412-076-3.
- 6.T51n2089_001 遊方記抄 第1卷 CBETA 漢文大藏經. tripitaka.cbeta.org.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 4
- Hyech'o. Sitzungberichten der Preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Phil-hist. Klasse. XXX. 426–469. 1939.
- Sen, Surendranath. India through Chinese Eyes. University of Madras. 1956.
- Hyech'o. Hye Ch'o Diary: A Memoir of the Pilgrimage to the Five Regions of India. Jain Publishing Co. 1984. 978-0-89581-024-3.
- Lopez, Donald. Hyecho's Journey: The World of Buddhism. University of Chicago Press. 2017. 9780226517902.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France authority file 127226126Bibliothèque nationale de France
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GND (German National Library) authority file 1043128379GND (German National Library)
Secondary witnessinstitutional register
IdRef (French universities) authority file 106036491IdRef (French universities)
Secondary witnessinstitutional register
Secondary witnessinstitutional register
Library of Congress authority file n84199297Library of Congress
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Every cited source · 9
- 01
A Study on the Thought of Hyecho, as Esoteric Buddhist Monk, and the Esoteric Buddhism of Silla-based on the Preface of Dacheng Yuja Manshushili Qianbeiqianbo Dajiaowang Jing Sutra(大乘瑜伽曼殊室利千臂千鉢大敎王經), The Study of Korean History of Thoughts, 2021
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Bibliothèque nationale de France authority file 127226126
institutional register · General reference · Bibliothèque nationale de France
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- 04
GND (German National Library) authority file 1043128379
institutional register · General reference · GND (German National Library)
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IdRef (French universities) authority file 106036491
institutional register · General reference · IdRef (French universities)
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ISNI authority file 0000000120292600
institutional register · General reference · ISNI
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Library of Congress authority file n84199297
institutional register · General reference · Library of Congress
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- 09
Wikidata, structured authority record Q707608: Hyecho
institutional register · General reference · Wikimedia Foundation
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