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'''Étienne Paul Marie Lamotte''' (21 November 1903 – 5 May 1983) was a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[priest]] and Professor of [[Greek language|Greek]] at the [[Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968)|Catholic University of Louvain]], but was better known as an [[Indologist]] and the greatest authority on [[Buddhism]] in the West in his time.{{cn|date=March 2023}} He studied under his pioneering compatriot [[Louis de La Vallée-Poussin]] and was one of the few scholars familiar with all the main Buddhist languages: [[Pali]], [[Sanskrit]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]] and [[Standard Tibetan|Tibetan]]. His first published work was his PhD thesis: ''Notes sur le Bhagavad-Gita'' (Paris, Geuthner, 1929). - In 1953, he was awarded the [[Francqui Prize]] in [[Human science|Human Science]].<br />
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==The Translation of Da zhi du lun==<br />
He is also known for his French translation of the [[Mahāprajñāpāramitāupadeśa]] ({{zh|大智度論}}, English: Treatise on the Great Perfection of Wisdom), a text attributed to [[Nagarjuna|Nāgārjuna]]. Lamotte thought that the text was most likely composed by an Indian [[bhikkhu]] from the [[Sarvastivada]] tradition, who later became a [[Religious conversion|convert]] to [[Mahayana]] [[Buddhism]]. Lamotte's translation was published in five volumes but unfortunately remains incomplete, since his death put an end to his efforts.<br />
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==Other works==<br />
In addition to the [[Mahāprajñāpāramitāupadeśa]], Lamotte also composed several other important translations from [[Mahayana]] [[sutra]]s, including the [[Suramgamasamadhi sutra]], and the [[Vimalakirti]] [[sutra]].<br />
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==Publications==<br />
Paul Williams, author of a book review of one of Lamotte's books for the ''[[Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society]]'', wrote that his "works are always more than just translations or interpretations. They are vast encyclopedias of references and primary source materials from half a dozen languages which he seems to handle with complete familiarity."<ref name=Williamsp171>Williams, p. 171.</ref><br />
*''Le traité de la grande vertu de sagesse de Nāgārjuna (Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra)'' vol. 1 (1944)<br />
*''Le traité de la grande vertu de sagesse de Nāgārjuna (Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra)'' vol. 2 (1949)<br />
*''Histoire du bouddhisme indien'' (1958) trans. into English as ''The History of Indian Buddhism'' 1988.<br />
*''The Spirit of Ancient Buddhism'' (1961)<br />
*''[[The Teaching of Vimalakirti (Vimalakīrtinirdeśa)]]'' (1962) ([[Pali Text Soc.]] trans. 1986)<br />
*''[[Śūraṃgamasamādhisūtra, The Concentration of Heroic Progress: An Early Mahayana Buddhist Scripture]]'' (1965) (Eng. trans: Curzon Press 1998)<br />
*''Le traité de la grande vertu de sagesse de Nāgārjuna (Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra)'' vol. 3 (1970)<br />
*''Le traité de la grande vertu de sagesse de Nāgārjuna (Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra)'' vol. 4 (1976)<br />
*''Le traité de la grande vertu de sagesse de Nāgārjuna (Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra)'' vol. 5 (1980)<br />
*''Karmasiddhi Prakarana'', English trans. Leo M. Pruden 1988.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Buddhism in Belgium]]<br />
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==References==<br />
* André Bareau: ''Etienne Lamotte 1903-1983'', ''[[T'oung Pao]]'', Second Series, Vol. 69, No. 1/3 (1983), pp. i-ii.<br />
* [[Heinz Bechert]], In Memoriam Etienne Lamotte (1903-1983), ''[[Numen (journal)|Numen]]'', Vol. 32, No. 1 (Jul., 1985), pp.&nbsp;119–129.<br />
* Heinz Bechert, [https://web.archive.org/web/20140202110404/http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/ojs/index.php/jiabs/article/viewFile/8672/2579 Etienne Lamotte (1903-1983)], Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies 8 (2), 151-156, 1985.<br />
* Durt Hubert: [http://www.persee.fr/doc/befeo_0336-1519_1985_num_74_1_1660 Etienne Lamotte (1903-1983)], ''[[Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient]]'', Tome 74, 1985. pp.&nbsp;6–28. <br />
* Williams, Paul M. "[[The Teaching of Vimalakīrti (Vimalakīrtinirdeśa)]]" (book review) ''[[Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society]]'', {{ISSN|1356-1863}}, 04/1979, Volume 111, Issue 2, pp.&nbsp;171 – 172.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==External links==<br />
Manuscript English translations of the five volumes of the Da Zhidu Lun available from:<br />
* [http://www.gampoabbey.org/translations2/ani-migme/translations.htm Buddhist Texts Translated by Gelongma Karma Migme Chodron]<br />
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