Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c4.s2.81
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c4.s2.81
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From the late 6^th to early 7^th centuries CE, Yan Cong and Dharmagupta were the main translators. Yan Cong, in addition to presiding over the translation workshops in the Sui Dynasty and compiling *Zhong Jing Mu Lu*, also translated 23 *sutras*. By imperial order, he translated *She Li Rui Tu Jing* and *Guo Jia Xiang Rui Lu* into Sanskrit, in a total of 10 volumes and asked *bhikshus* from Rajagriha to bring them back to India.