Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s2.t3.75
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s2.t3.75
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Jīva (Jīvaka) is an Indian monk who visited China in the late West Jin Dynasty. Jīva is transliterated from Jīva or Jīvaka in Sanskirt. His story is recorded in “Part I of Miracles”, ninth volume of *Biographies of Eminent Monks*. Jīva introduced magical Indian invocation therapy into southern China.