Abstract
Many scholars are aware that the Taishō Tripitaka contains many errors:attribution, dating of the sutras, typography, punctuations, textual errors, etc. Thecorrect punctuation of a sutra is not a luxury; instead it is a basic requirement. Awrong punctuation alters gravely our understanding of the text and is the originof many misinterpretations. Even the modern electronic version of TaishōTripitaka, namely, Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association (CBETA)version also contains some punctuation errors. In this study, we will compareXuan-Zang’s Chinese translation of Diamond Sutra with Gomez & Silk’s (1989)and Harrison & Watanabe’s (2006) Sanskrit texts. We aim to bring to light theproblems of punctuations of the Chinese versions and to propose useful solutionsto the Buddhist community and the other scholars in the field.