Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s2.t4.28

v1.c6.s2.t4.28

Bodhisattva Nagarjuna’s *Sutra on Ophthalmology* was one volume of *Nagarjuna’s Treatise on Ophthalmology* recorded in the books such as *Chongwen Overall Catalogue* and *Reading Record in Chief’s Residence*, etc., *Reading Record in Chief’s Residence* said that, “Buddhist sutra of Bodhisattva Nagarjuna can cure eye diseases. According to its statement, it integrates prescriptions which can treat with seventy two eye diseases”. The book described causes and treatment methods of eye diseases and explained the couching methods in detail. The original *Bodhisattva Nagarjuna’s Treatise on Ophthalmology* was lost and some contents were quoted in Volume 64 and 65 of *Collection of Prescriptions* compiled by Kim Yemong of North Korea in the Ming Dynasty. The ophthalmology works such as *Nagarjuna’s Treatise*, *Longmu’s Treatise* and *Nagarjuna’s Overall Treatise on Secret Ophthalmology* etc were named after Nagarjuna by later generations.