Yao Xing

Yao Xing (Chinese: 姚興; 366–416), courtesy name Zilüe (子略), also known by his posthumous name as the Emperor Wenhuan of Later Qin (後秦文桓帝), was an emperor of the Qiang-led Chinese Later Qin dynasty. He was the son of the founding emperor Yao Chang (Emperor Wuzhao). For most of his reign, he used the title Heavenly King (Tian Wang).

Yao Xing was a Buddhist, and it was during his reign that Buddhism first received official state support in China.

Yao Xing invited the Buddhist monk Kumarajiva visit Chang'an circa 401. Kumarajiva subsequently translated many Buddhist texts from Sanskrit to Chinese.

Further reading

• Yao Xing, Wikipedia