Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s3.t10.7

v2.c10.s3.t10.7

Words used by Faxian include, “Based on the legend”, “collected songs”, “played music” and “ordered people to compose for it,” which all signal that Nāgānanda was created on the basis of materials that already existed at that time, rather being written by Siladitya himself.