Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s2.t17.18

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Liang Qichao also thought, Asvaghosa’s ‘*Dazhuangyan Lunjing*’ was a novel like ‘*Scholars*’ in China. Early Chinese novels since ‘*Soushen Ji*’ in the Jin Dynasty, all had something do with ‘*Dazhuangyan Lunjing*’, while *Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya-sutra* and *Mahaparinirvana-sutra* have much influence on modern Chinese novels, such as *Water Margin* and *Dream of the Red Chamber*. In the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, Zaju, Chuanqi, Tanci and other forms also drew something indirectly from ‘*Buddhacarita*’.