Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s2.t4.35
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s2.t4.35
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Buddhist sutras for medical knowledge in ancient India was translated in the Three Kingdoms period. Its full name is Dharma Sutra of Buddhist Medicine and there are also other translated names including Buddhist Medical Classic and Dharma Medical Classic. It had one volume in total and the translators were Zhu Luan, a Buddhist monk of India and Zhiyue of Yuezhi who came to Wu in the Three Kingdoms Period. The *Sutra* had exerted certain influence on the medical theory in ancient China.