Its king at this time was, probably, Twan-yeh of "the northern Leang." (10) Dana is the name for religious charity, the first of the six paramitas, or means of attaining to nirvana; and a danapati is "one who practises dana and thereby crosses {.} the sea of misery." It is given as "a title of honour to all who support the cause of Buddhism by acts of charity, especially to founders and patrons of monasteries;"-- see Eitel, p.

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(11) Of these pilgrims with their clerical names, the most distinguished was Pao-yun, who translated various Sanskrit works on his return from India, of which only one seems to be now existing.

He died in 449.

See Nanjio's Catalogue of the Tripitaka, col.

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(12) This was the second summer since the pilgrims left Ch'ang-gan.