ABSTRACT
Kumārajīva 鳩摩羅什 is also known by his Chinese name, Luoshi 羅什. His father was Indian and his mother a member of a noble family in the small ancient state of Kuchā 龜茲（now an area of Xinjiang Province in the northwest of China), where he was born. His mother became a nun when he was seven, and he too embraced the Buddhist religion. Before the age of twelve he studied and practised the Hinayana school of Buddhism, after that, he practised the Mahayana school. He was, moreover, an avid reader, conversant with astrology, mathematics and the occult arts. He was also said to be a seer.
