Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c8.s3.t5.1

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Panini was an ancient Indian grammarian and his Chinese name was ‘Bo Nini (波你尼)’ or Bo Nini (波膩尼). He was born in about 4^th century BCE and wrote *Panini-sutra* which turned out to be a famous grammar book in Sanskrit. The legend of Panini was recorded in Chinese literature including the *Travelling Notes of the Western Regions of the Great Tang Dynasty*, and knowledge of Sanskrit grammar spread in ancient China based on the information contained in *Panini-sutra*.