Dharmarakṣa

Dharmarakṣa (Chinese: 竺法護; pinyin: Zhú Fǎhù; J. Jiku Hōgo; K. Ch'uk Pŏpho; c. 233–310) was one of the most important early translators of Mahayana sutras into Chinese. Several of his translations had profound effects on East Asian Buddhism. He is described in scriptural catalogues as Yuezhi in origin.