[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014) › v1.c4.s2.78 # Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c4.s2.78 Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c4.s2.78 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c4.s2.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v1.c4.s2.78) To facilitate the understanding of \*sutras\*, Chinese monks compiled some dictionaries among which \*Yiqiejing Yinyi\* (also abbreviated as \*Xuanying Yinyi\*), consisting of 25 volumes, was compiled by Xuan Ying (7^th century CE) around the year 648 CE. This book explained terms chosen from 450 Buddhist Hinayana texts with many quotations from ancient Chinese books. Huilin (737～820 CE) in his 100-volume \*Yiqiejing Yinyi\* (abbreviated as \*Huilin Yinyi\*) selected terms from 1,300 Buddhist texts to annotate them with a great number of quotations from ancient Chinese books. Till date this book is widely quoted for academic purposes. - [Previous: v1.c4.s2.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v1.c4.s2.77) - [Next: v1.c4.s2.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v1.c4.s2.79) - [Up: v1.c4.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v1.c4.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v1.c4.s2.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v1.c4.s2.78) · Pramāṇa