Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c8.s1.11

v1.c8.s1.11

In the Sui Dynasty (581-618 CE), the government organised and supported two translation organisations. One was in Chang’an with Na lian ti li ye she (refer to Na lian ti li ye’s entry) and Jnanagupta (refer to Jnanagupta’s entry) successively as director. Another was in Luoyang, with Dharmagupta (refer to Dharmagupta’s entry) as director. Translation in those two organisations involved such works as 'interpreting Sanskrit' (du-yu), 'word recording' (bi-shou), 'auditing' (chong-dui), 'sorting out literary content and finalising (quanding)'. They had many people with careful division of labour.