Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s2.t2.15

v1.c6.s2.t2.15

Indian monks visited China often to participate in the translation of Indian-Buddhist texts into Chinese. Because of Buddhists’ interest in medicine, their scriptures often referred to it. Among the medicine-related essays some mentioned medicine in general⁶ and others to some specific discipline of medicine like pediatrics, ophthalmology, women’s diseases etc.⁷ Standard Ayurvedic treatments of internal medicine and surgery are also mentioned. Furthermore, they often cite “Tridoṣa” theory that forms the basis of diagnosis and treatment in Ayurveda.