Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s1.t9.2

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In particular, da ra na tha who was well versed in Sanskrit and frequently contacted with Indian monks in Tibet and composed rgya gar chos vbyung based on their oral information. In Buddhist history, the works played a vital role in studying the history of Buddhism in India and had a wide influence on India-China cultural exchange. Thus, it was translated into Chinese, English and other language versions. In 1615, da ran a tha built rtag brtag dam chos gling in present-day Lazi County, Shigatse, Tibet and invited 20 artisans from Nepal to make sculptures and draw paintings and thus the BuddIha statues and murals there were full of Nepal and Indian Buddhist artistic style.