Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Monk

Huilin 慧琳

Huìlín

Attested AD 424 - AD 453

Passages
4
Chapters
3
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Huilin as a monk and scholar. This record brings together 4 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Huilin 慧琳 Huìlín
Religious name Huilin 慧琳 Huìlín
Personal Huilin 慧琳 Huilin
Personal name Huilin 慧琳 Huìlín
Religious name Shi Huilin 釋慧琳 Shì Huìlín

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Monk
  • Scholar

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 元嘉四年 · Reign Id: liu-song-yuanjia · Regnal Year: 4 · Western Year: AD 427
    Explicit event contextual date · songshu:058:s0074
  • Source Date: Text: 時沙門釋慧琳…為太祖所賞愛 · Reign Id: liu-song-yuanjia · Western Interval: Start: AD 424 · End: AD 453
    Explicit event contextual date · songshu:073:s0273

Places and affiliations

Learning and skills

Works and attributed material

Events and relationships

References in the histories

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Book of Song, Chapter 58Volume 58 Biographies 18: Wang Hui, Xie Hongwei, Wang Qiu · 2 passages
Book of Song, Chapter 69Volume 69 Biographies 29: Liu Zhan, Fan Ye · 1 passage
Book of Song, Chapter 73Volume 73 Biographies 33: Yan Yanzhi · 1 passage