LiTing Fan

Reconsidering the Translation Sequence and Textual Formation of the Mahāprajñāpāramitā Sūtra and Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra: Evidence from Sengrui’s Prefaces and Textual Variants

The Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (Da Zhidu Lun 大智度論), traditionally dated to Kumārajīva’s translation between 402 and 405 CE, and the Mahāprajñāpāramitā Sūtra (Mohe Bore Boluomi Jing 摩訶般若波羅蜜經), traditionally dated to 403–404 CE, are among the most important sources for th...