宋高僧傳 3.37

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3.37

Third, both Hu and Sanskrit: as when the sūtras and vinaya of India reached Kucha, and Kucha, not understanding the Indian language, called India Intojia and translated accordingly; yet where it was easy to understand, Sanskrit words were still retained; such cases where both Hu and Sanskrit are present are this.

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宋高僧傳 — 贊寧, Classical Chinese