Monjes y traductores : Kumārajiva y Xuan Zang, difusores del budismo en China

The expansion of Buddhism from India to the East took place during the Han and mainly Jin dynasties thanks, mainly, to the labor translator of Kumārajiva. His versions from originals in Sanskrit into Chinese, more understandable that those existing at that time, received the help from the ruling power, aiding him in his goal to develop a translation school. Two centuries later, during the Tang dynasty and with the support of the imperial court, Xuan Zang was the originator of the so-called New Translation. The reception of the sacred texts of Buddhism in China is due to the initiative of translation monks and the interest of the organs of power. These are decisive translations for the history of Chinese culture and language. The analysis of why, when, how and with what criteria, allows us a better understanding of the social and political development of the eastern countries.