功德直 gōngdé zhí

gōngdé zhí proper noun Guṇaśāla
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Mahāyāna Buddhism , Concept: Monastic 法师
Notes: A Buddhist monastic from the Western Regions who travelled to China in the Liu Song and translated sutras in the Chinese Buddhist canon, including 《菩薩念佛三昧經》 Bodhisattvabuddhānusmṛtisamādhi. He is mentioned in 《梁高僧傳卷第三》 the Liang Biographies of Eminent Monks, Scroll 3. (FGDB '功德直', KDC 60; T 414)