Dharmaraksa, a Buddhist monk from Dunhuang, was a key translator in Chinese Buddhist history during the late 3rd and early 4th centuries CE. He significantly contributed to the dissemination of Mahayana Buddhism by translating numerous texts, surpassing his predecessors in both quantity and variety. Among his works are essential sutras like the Saddharma Pundarika Sutra and the Perfection of Wisdom in 25,000 Lines. Over a forty-year period, he and his collaborators translated around 149 works, establishing a foundation for the growth of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism and its textual culture.