鸠摩罗什

Traditional form:

鳩摩羅什

Pinyin (reading):

Jiūmóluóshí

Definitions:

• Kumarajiva c. 334-413, Buddhist monk and translator of Zen texts

Characters:

• 鸠 - pigeon; to collect, to assemble
• 摩 - to scour, to rub, to grind; friction
• 罗 - gauze, net; to collect, to display
• 什 - what? mixed, miscellaneous

Traditional characters:

• 鳩 - pigeon; to collect, to assemble
• 摩 - to scour, to rub, to grind; friction
• 羅 - gauze, net; to collect, to display
• 什 - what? mixed, miscellaneous