Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s4.t2.37

v1.c7.s4.t2.37

During his 12-year stay in China, the classics translated by Kumārajīva, according to Kaiyuan Shijiao Lu, 74 books, or 384 volumes or according to conservative estimates, at least 35 books, or 294 volumes (according to the *Collected Records Concerning the Tripitaka*). The primary translated sutras include *Vajracchedikāprajñāpāramitā-sūtra*, *Amitābha-sūtra*, *Saddharmapuṇḍarīkasūtra*, *Vimalakīrti-nirdeśa-sūtra*, *Prajñāpāramitā-hṛdaya-sūtra*, *Śūraṅgama-samādhi-sūtra*, *Daśabhūmika-sūtra*, *Dhyāna-niṣṭhita-samādhi-dharmaparyāya-sūtra*, the *Sūtra of Maitreya Bodhisattva’s Attainment of Buddhahood*, *Madhyamika-śāstra*, *Śata-śāstra*, *Dvādaśamukha-śāstra*, *Mahāprajñāpāramita-śastra* etc. There were also three volumes of Kumārajīva Master Doctrines, which was a collection of letters on the questions and answers between him and Master Huiyuan.