Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t1.5

v1.c7.s7.t1.5

Ancient Indian medicine left its profound mark on Chinese medicine in the fields of ophthalmology, gynecology, pediatrics, pharmaceutics, physical fitness, and psychological treatment like ‘*dhyāna*’. Many anecdotes of Buddha and Bodhisattva relate to their delivering medical instruction, medicines and medical texts to the needy.