History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Naga–Vakataka Imperial Period c18.s1.5
History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Nāga–Vākāṭaka Imperial Period c18.s1.5
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² He, a contemporary of Samudra Gupta, left for China, where [405-412] he dictated Chinese commentaries on the Buddhist Canon. His translation of the Diamond Sūtra is a national classic in Chinese literature, from which 'Chinese poets and philosophers have drawn inspiration and instruction'. Cf. Giles, Chinese Literature, p. 114.