Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.87

v2.c10.87

During this period, works directly translated from Sanskrit mainly include the epic *Ramayana* (1980-1984), *Collection of Ancient Indian Literature and Art Theories* (1980), *Nala and Damayanti* (1982), the classical poem collection—*Bhartrhari’s Śatakatraya* (1982), Bhasa’s drama *Record of the Dream* (1983), *Collection of Ancient Indian Poems* (1984), *Collection of Mahabharata’s Words* (1987), *Bhagavad Gita* (1989), *Mahabharata · First Chapter* (1993), *Mass Selection of Stories* (2001), *Compilation of Sanskrit Poetic Works* (Volume I & II, 2008). *Collection of Jataka Stories* (1985) was directly translated from Pali. After over 10 years, Chinese Sanskrit writers finally published the complete Chinese translation of *Mahabharata* in 2005, which represented a milestone in the literary exchanges between India and China.