Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t2.88

v1.c7.s7.t2.88

Indian *Hetuvidya* was brought into China together with other Buddhist thoughts, and had an important influence on ancient Chinese thoughts. In particular, when Yogacara School arose in the Tang Dynasty, since *Hetuvidya* had been much discussed in Yogacara texts, some Yogacara thinkers, while disseminating Yogacara, also worked vigorously to spread Hetuvidya theories. Moreover, Tibetans have translated and kept many valuable Hetuvidya texts, some of which are no longer available in India and both Chinese and Tibetans have played an important role in facilitating the study and development of Hetuvidya.