ABSTRACT
Zhi Loujiachen, Chinese name of Lokaksema, who is also referred to as Lokaraksa, and Loksksin, derived his surname Zhi from the name of the Kingdom of Yuezhi, the Kushan Empire, in which he was born. Lokaksema, a native of the Kushan Empire, was a man of sincere and honest conduct and open and intelligent character. He studied and recited all the sutras and pledged to preach the great truth. During the Qin and Han Dynasties 221 BCE-220 CE, the Yuezhi were one of the three major ethnic groups, the other two being the Eastern Hu and the Xiongnu, to the north of China. Within one hundred years, the Yuezhi had invaded Parthia, taken Gaofu, today's Kabul in Afghanistan, and destroyed Puda, today's Gwadar in Pakiastan, and Kashir. Under his patronage, Buddhism developed rapidly and his country became a centre for the initial Buddhist pollination of China.
