Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c5.s3.t4.2

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² Dates of the Chinese translations :
(i) Of the Prajñāpāramitās, the earliest translated is the Daśasāhasrikā, which, however, has no Sanskrit original. It was translated between 25 and 220 A.C.; the Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā between 265 and 316 and the Sata-sāhasrikā about 659.
(ii) The Saddharmapuṇḍarīka was translated between 265 and 316 by Dharmarakṣa, and between 384 and 417 by Kumārajīva. For its various versions, see Hoernle, Manuscript Remains, etc., pp. 139ff.;