Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s5.t5.6

v1.c7.s5.t5.6

Tripitaka in Manchu has a total of 108 parts (cases) and collects 699 sutras running to 2,535 volumes, falling into five categories: 1) It collects Shes-phyin, 22 cases, 610 volumes; dkon brtsegs, 1 sutra, 6 cases, 120 volumes, 1 *Mahasannipat*, 1 *sutra*, 1 case , 30 volumes; Phal-chen, 1 *sutra*, 8 cases , 80 volumes; Nirvana, 2 sutras, 2 parts , 42 volumes; 2) Sutras in one translated version: 17 cases, 206 parts, 444 volumes; 3) Tantric darma dharani, 16 cases, 322 parts, 404 volumes; 4) Theravada and discourses, 20 cases, 155 parts , 460 volumes; 5) *Hinayana vinaya*, 16, cases, 11 parts, 345 volumes. *Mahayana Vinaya*, *Mahayana sastra* and *Hinayana sastra* are were not included in Tripitaka in Manchu.