Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.35

v1.c6.35

Handed down from generation to generation, many anecdotes and stories of ancient Indian medical experts, especially Jīvaka and Nagarjuna exist in China. Evidence of many eminent foreign monks who were proficient in medicine are also available. They include An Shigao, Dharmakāla, Kumārajīva, Buddhayaśas, Dharmakṣema, Guṇabhadra, Ratnamati, Jñānagupta, Prajnā, Bodhiruci, Atikuta, Divākara, Devaprajnā, Amogha and Vajrabodhi. Some of them came from India, taught medicine and made valuable contributions to the spread of the science of healing in China through the translation and communication of Indian medical texts.