Buttocho was a Buddhist monk from Kucha. He studied in Kashmir and came to Luoyang in 310, active in the spread of .
He succeeded in converting Shi Le and became his advisor as he founded the Later Zhao dynasty in 319, and later a government official under Shi Hu, which allowed him to found a great number of Buddhist temples. Among hist disciples were Dao An, Chu Fa-t'ai, Fa-he and Fa-ch'ang.
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