Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.51
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.51
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Moreover, the phonology of Indian Buddhism also had its influence on Chinese characters. After the Chinese had received Indian phonetics, they produced their own system of four tones. Chinese literature too received the influence of Indian Buddhism and culture. This could be witnessed in adoption of the narrative (*avadāna*) literature of Buddhist literature, the vocabulary used etc.