Zhi Yao (Chinese: 支曜; pinyin: Zhī Yào) was a KushanBuddhist monk of Yuezhi ethnicity. He was involved with the translation of Buddhist texts into Chinese around 185 CE. His origin is described in his adopted Chinese surname Zhi,[1] abbreviation of Yuezhi.[2]
Zhi Yao was a student of Lokaksema. He translated the Mahayana text: The Sutra on the Completion of Brightness[3] into Chinese.
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