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'''Malananta''' (fl. late 4th century) was an [[Indian Buddhism|Indian Buddhist]] monk that brought Buddhism to the southern [[Korea|Korean peninsula]] in the 4th century. Multiple [[romanization]]s of Malananta's name may be found, including '''Meghananda''' (मेघानंदा), '''Malananda''', '''Maranant'a''' and '''Maalaananda'''. He was among the first to bring [[Buddhist]] teaching, or [[Dharma]], to [[Korea]]. The [[Samguk yusa]] and [[Samguk yusa]] record him as the one who brought Buddhism to King [[Chimnyu of Baekje|Chimnyu]] of [[Baekje]] in 384 CE, along with [[Shandao|Sundo]] in [[Goguryeo]] and [[Ado (monk)|Ado]] in [[Silla]].<ref>"Malananta bring Buddhism to Baekje" in ''Samguk Yusa'' III, Ha & Mintz translation, pp. 178-179.</ref><ref name=autogenerated9>{{Citation<br />
| last=Kim<br />
| first=Won-yong<br />
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}}, pg. 71</ref> [[Buddhism]], a religion originating in what is now [[India]], was transmitted to [[Korea]] via [[China]] in the late 4th century.<ref name=autogenerated13>[http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Korea/koreaonline/IntroSculpture.htm Arts of Korea | Explore & Learn | The Metropolitan Museum of Art<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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==Name==<br />
Multiple [[romanization]]s of Mālānanda's name may be found, including '''Marananta''', '''Maranant'a''' and '''Maalaananda'''. An alternative reconstruction of his name is ''Kumāranandin''.{{sfn|Lopez|2013|p=520}}<br />
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==History==<br />
He was among the first to bring Buddhism to the Korean Peninsula. The ''[[Samgungnyusa]]'' records him as the one who brought Buddhism to [[Baekje]], along with [[Sundo (disambiguation)|Sundo]] in [[Goguryeo]] and [[Ado (monk)|Ado]] in [[Silla]].<ref>"Malananta bring Buddhism to Baekje" in ''Samguk Yusa'' III, Ha & Mintz translation, pp. 178-179.</ref><br />
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Mālānanda came to Baekje from [[Jin dynasty (265–420)|Jin China]] in the ninth lunar month of 384, the [[coronation]] year of [[Chimnyu of Baekje]].<ref>"Chimnyu-wang," in ''[[Samguk Sagi]]'', Baekje Bon-gi 2.</ref> Two months before Mālānanda's arrival, King Chimnyu had sent a tribute mission to the Jin Empire, as was common upon the ascension of Baekje kings in this period. It is possible he was part of an official emissary from Jin China.{{sfn|Lopez|2013|p=520}}<br />
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There are only scant mentions of Marananta in historical records.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Silk Road transmission of Buddhism]]<br />
* [[Korean Buddhism|Buddhism in Korea]]<br />
* [[Hinduism in Korea]]<br />
* [[Indians in Korea]]<br />
* [[Koreans in India]]<br />
* [[Memorial of Heo Hwang-ok, Ayodhya]]<br />
* [[India–South Korea relations]]<br />
* [[India – North Korea relations]]<br />
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==References==<br />
* {{cite book|last1=Buswell|first1=Robert|authorlink1=Robert Buswell Jr.|last2=Lopez|first2=Donald S.|authorlink2=Donald S. Lopez Jr.|title=The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-fWKngEACAAJ|year=2013|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-0-691-15786-3}}<br />
* {{cite book|last=Nadiem|first=Ihsan H.|authorlink=Ihsan H. Nadiem|title=Buddhist Gandhara: history, art and architecture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z-5tAAAAMAAJ|year=2003|publisher=Sang-e-Meel Publication|isbn=978-969-35-1408-7}}<br />
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==References==<br />
* {{cite book|title=Samguk Yusa: Legends and history of the Three Kingdoms of ancient Korea|isbn=89-7141-017-5|author=Ilyon (tr. by Tae-Hung Ha & Grafton K. Mintz)|year=1972|publisher=Yonsei University Press|location=Seoul}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061003110334/http://www.marymount.k12.ny.us/marynet/TeacherResources/SILK%20ROAD/html/korea.htm]—A detailed article on the history of Korean Buddhism, including multiple images of Korean Buddhist art and a substantial bibliography.<br />
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