Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s3.t8.6

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Of existing Chinese sutras, there is a '*Bodhisattva - Jatakamala*' that consists of 16 volumes. According to volume IX of '*Zhiyuan Fabao Kantong Zonglu*' in the Yuan Dynasty, the first four books of the original Sanskrit text were written by Aryasura, and the remaining 12 books were composed by Shantariparvartan and Aryadeva. It was translated into Chinese by Chinese monks Shaode and Huixun in Xi Ning Era (1068-1077) of the Song Dynasty. But it varies greatly from the version written by Aryasura alone, except those ascribed to Aryasura, the rest books are mostly articles expounding Buddhism.