Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s2.t4.56

v1.c6.s2.t4.56

*Siddhasàra* treasures a large number of valuable clinical prescriptions, however, if as far as the transmission and communication of the Indian ancient medical culture is concerned, its significance is of more importance. The book was translated into Tibetan in the 9^th^ century, into Khotanese in the 10^th^ century and into Uighur in the 13^th^ century. Some of its contents were also spread in Arabia around the end of the 9^th^ century or the beginning of the 10^th^ century. The Khotanese version *Siddhasàra* (Ch ii 002 or P.2892v) was found in the Dunhuang cave for preserving the Buddhist *sutras* which was the longest manuscript in Khotanese that existed. Compared to *Siddhasàra* in Sanskrit, the Khotanese and Tibetan versions have both been added with quite a few of new information which means there were some annotations about the original work after it was introduced in some places such as Tibet, Kingdom of Khotan and Dunhuang for the sake of easier understanding of new knowledge. In the meantime, there is another possibility that other books in Serindia (ancient Xinjiang province and the Middle East region) or some local things were also added.