Ancient Buddhism in Japan, Vol. 2 (1935) - Page 15


4) No. 88	Nov 19, 722 AD (80 volumes original: fascicles); June 20, 749 AD (intercalary month); 804 AD, 17th day.	Flower Ornament Sutra original: Kegonkyō	華嚴經	The Great Corrective Sutra of the Flower Adornment of Buddha original: Buddhāvatamsaka-mahāvaipulya-sūtra, translated between 695 and 699 AD by Śikshānanda. 80 volumes, 39 chapters. Compare with Nos. 87 and 89 (60 and 40 volumes); and commentaries 1589—1593, 1595, 1596, 1598, 1606, 1622, and 1639.
5) No. 61	Nov 19, 722 AD (60 volumes); May 8, 745 AD.	Great Assembly Sutra original: Daishūkyō	大集經	The Great Corrective Sutra of the Great Assembly original: Mahāvaipulya-Mahāsannipāta-sūtra, translated between 414 and 423 AD by Dharmaraksha II. 4 parts, 60 volumes. Compare with Nos. 62, 976, 978, and 1457.
6) No. 113	Nov 19, 722 AD (40 volumes); Jan 7, 804 AD.	Nirvana Sutra (Northern text) original: Nehangyō	(大般) 涅槃經 (北本)	The Sutra of the Great Final Nirvana original: Mahāparinirvāna-sūtra, translated in 423 AD by Dharmaraksha II. 40 volumes, 13 chapters. Compare with Nos. 114 (the Southern text version), 115, 116, 118—121, 545 (2), and 552; see also commentaries: 1206 and 1544—1546.
7) No. 23 (12)	Nov 19, 722 AD (20 volumes).	The (Great) Bodhisattva Treasury Sutra original: (Dai) Bosatsuzō-kyō	(大) 菩薩藏經	The Bodhisattva Basket original: Bodhisattva-pitaka, translated in 645 AD by Hüen-tsang. 20 volumes, 12 chapters. Compare with Nos. 1005 and 1103.
8) No. 137	Nov 19, 722 AD (200 volumes original: monbon); Sept 15, 740 AD (10 volumes).	Avalokiteshvara Sutra (Universal Gate Chapter) original: Kwanzeongyō (Fu-monbon)	觀世音經 (普門品)	The Avalokiteshvara Sutra original: Avalokiteśvara-sūtra, specifically the "Universal Gate Chapter of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara," which is the 25th section of the Lotus Sutra. The prose was translated in 406 AD by Kumārajīva; the verses original: gāthās were translated between 561 and 578 AD by Jñānagupta. 7 leaves. See also Chapter I, Section 1, no. 11; and Section 11.