Bianji

Bianji (simplified Chinese: 辨机; traditional Chinese: 辯機; pinyin: Biàn Jī; Wade–Giles: Pien Chi, fl. 7th century) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, translator and the author of Great Tang Records on the Western Regions lived during the Tang Dynasty. Little is known about his life, he was a translator of several Buddhist scriptures and sutras before he was executed by Emperor Taizong, who was angry about his affair with Emperor Taizong's daughter Princess Gaoyang.

References