Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s3.t2.12

v2.c11.s3.t2.12

It can be figured out according to historical records that '*Cīna-Rāja-Vijaya-Gītā*' had been introduced into India before Master Heun Sang met Siladitya. Siladitya and Janaka Kumara both knew '*Cīna-Rāja-Vijaya-Gītā*' of *mahā-cīna* (China in ancient India). It features remarkable artistic charm and combines the elements of the western regions, and therefore becomes very popular among the different peoples; it is most likely that envoys of countries in the Western Regions, foreign business men or monks who once saw '*Cīna-Rāja-Vijaya-Gītā*' in the royal palace introduced it and Emperor Taizong's good reputation into their own countries, and then it was brought into India by word of mouth.