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Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c8.s2.t5.5

Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c8.s2.t5.5

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v1.c8.s2.t5.5

Another monk, Shi Sengyou, pointed out in the fourth chapter titled *Records on Sound and Meaning of Sutras with similarities and difference* that there were three makers of scripts in ancient China and India. They were Brahma, Kharosthi and Cang Jie. Brahma and Kharosthi lived in India and the scripts created by them 'explained *dharma* in the Pure Land', and were called Brahmi and Kharosthi script.