Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c14.s4.t5.8

v2.c14.s4.t5.8

Between the Wansui Dengfeng first year to Shengli second year of Tang, Yi Jing translated Avatamsaka Sutra in places like Luoyang and Siksananda. From the Shengli third year (700 CE) to Chang'an third year (703 CE), he translated Buddhism scriptures in Luoyang and Changan. During the Changan fourth year (704), he established a precept platform in Shaolin Temple and made the inscription for it by himself. (*Collection of Important Essays on Epigraphy*, volume 70, *Inscription on the Precept Platform of Shaoling Temple*) Yi Jing passed away in 713 CE.