Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c8.19

v1.c8.19

Commenting on Shen Yue's linguistic works and his acquaintance with and knowledge of Sanskrit studies, the 14th volume of *Dream Pool essays* (《Meng xi bi tan》) written by Shen Kuo (1031-1095 CE) during the Song dynasty rightly says, "The study of phonology and the discovery of the four tones by Shen Yue is closely linked with the introduction of Sanskrit learning in China. All the linguistic scholars of China from Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty believed in this theory, and even the modern phonologists like Luo Changpei, Wang Li, etc, also uphold this view."