Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s1.t4.7
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s1.t4.7
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The specific melody name of ancient Chinese seven melodies was usually changed by time and musical types. The names of seven melodies recorded in *Sui Book ⋅ Music Collections* were the transliteration of Indian Sanskrit and that “Potuoli” and “Banchan”, which were undoubtedly the transliteration of "shadja" and "panchama" in the Indian heptachord.