Overview
The translated histories identify Sengxuan as a monk and official. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Sengxuan | 僧暹 | Sengxuan |
| Religious name | Sengxian | 僧暹 | Seng Xian |
| Personal name | Sengxuan | 僧暹 | Sengxuan |
| Religious name | Sengxuan | 僧暹 | Sengxuan |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · beishi:088:s0078
Roles
- Monk
- Official
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 令與沙門統僧暹…造閑居佛寺 · Western Interval: Start: AD 508 · End: AD 513Explicit event contextual date · weishu:096:s0064
- Source Date: Text: 沙門統僧暹 · Western Interval: Start: AD 500 · End: AD 515Explicit · beishi:088:s0078
Career and standing
- Label: Buddhist overseer / 沙門統 · Action: heldExplicit · weishu:096:s0064
References in the histories
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