Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s5.t6.3
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s5.t6.3
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total of 362 Zhi, 812 books and 3,579 volumes. In the seventh year of Zhi Yuan of the Emperor Shizu of Yuan (1270), the Emperor's teacher, Huashenyixing, played the role of the national eminent monk to organise amendment and translation of the entire scriptures and print the new Tripitaka. In 30th year of Zhi Yuan, The Emperor Shizu of Yuan ordered to send the old Tangut script scriptures to Hangzhou for carving, which was completed in the sixth year of Da De (1302) and included a total of about 140 kinds. But most were damaged over the time, with only about 10 kinds of remaining chapters existing till now in various places.