Kumārajīva (344–413 CE) is a Kuchean Buddhist monk, scholar, and translator.

He first studies teachings of the Sarvastivada schools, later studies under Buddhasvāmin, and finally becomes a Mahāyāna adherent, studying the Madhyamaka doctrine of Nagarjuna.

Kumārajīva settles in Chang'an, which i the imperial capital of China.

He is mostly remembered for the prolific translation of Buddhist texts written in Sanskrit to Chinese he carries out during his later life.