四朝高僧传 (四朝高僧傳) sì cháo gāo sēng zhuàn
sì cháo gāo sēng zhuàn
proper noun
Four Collections of Biographies of Eminent Monks
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
, Subdomain: China
, Concept: Biography 传
Notes: Starting with the original Biographies of Eminent Monks 高僧传 compiled in the Liang dynasty by Huijiao 慧皎, secondly the Continued Biographies of Eminent Monks 续高僧传 by Dao An in the Tang, thirdly the Song Biographies of Eminent Monks 宋高僧传, and finally the Ming Biographies of Eminent Monks 大明高僧传 (FGDB '四朝高僧傳').