Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.31.5

v1.c6.31.5

In the process of seeking Buddhist learning from India or in participating in sutra translation, Chinese Buddhist monks recorded some Indian medical contents in their works. The eminent monk Yi Jing seeking Dharma in the Tang Dynasty discussed medical contents in three chapters of volume III in *Nan hai ji hui nei fa zhuan* (*An Account of the Inner Law Sent Home from the South Sea*) ie “Disease Sources”, “Methods to Take Medicines” and “Medicines Eliminating Diseases”. Yi Jing acquired the knowledge of medicine in India’s Nalanda Monastery and the contents such as “Sutra on Medicine preached by Bhagavant” were authentic Indian medical knowledge which provided accurate and new information to Chinese scholars.