Śubhakarasiṃha (English spelling) Subhakarasimha

Japanese: Śubhakarasiṃha(英語表記)Subhakarasimha
Śubhakarasiṃha (English spelling) Subhakarasimha

...A monk who translators Chinese esoteric Buddhism. His Sanskrit name is Śubhakarasiṃha, and Shanwuwei is a translation of that. He was born in the country of Udah (Orissa) in eastern India, and became king at a young age. Later, he became a monk and mastered the mysteries of esoteric Buddhism under Bodhidharma at the Nalanda Monastery in central India.

*Some of the glossaries that mention "Śubhakarasiṃha" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中国密教の伝訳僧。サンスクリット名をシュバカラシンハŚubhakarasiṃhaといい,善無畏はその意訳。東インドの烏荼(うだ)国(オリッサ)に生まれ,幼くして国王となったが,後に出家し中インドのナーランダー僧院で達磨鞠多(ダルマグプタ)について密教の奥義をきわめた。…

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