Gun!abhadra （394-468）， whose name is translated into Chinese according to its meaning as 功德贤. A major scriptural translator of the Liu Song 刘宋 period. Born in central India， he later traveled through Ceylon， after which he came to Guangzhou by sea route. He carried out most of his translation of Maha^ya^na and Hi^naya^na texts while residing at 祇洹寺 in Jiankang 建康 and Xinsi 辛寺 in Jingzhou 荆州. Among his thirty-plus translations are such important works as the Za Aan jing 杂阿含经，the S/ri^ma^la^ Sutra 胜鬘经，the Lanka^vata^ra-su^tra 楞伽经 （four fascicle version）. His work had a major impact on the development of East Asian Buddhist doctrine， and he was revered by the royalty of Honan as a great sage.