Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s3.t2.14

v2.c11.s3.t2.14

'*Cīna-Rāja-Vijaya-Gītā*' was probably changed in form when it was brought into India, with only lyrics and music left and the dance part was missing. Its lyrics and music part were also quite different from its original versions due to the reorganisation and re-composition by audiences and might convey the spectacles of court military dances and anecdotes of the great Tang dynasty. In the records made by Master Heun Sang, both Siladitya and Janaka Kumara used the words “singing” or “hearing” when talking about ‘*Cīna-Rāja-Vijaya-Gītā*’, and this was just in line with the oral way of transmission by bards, and the dance part might have got lost in the course of transmission.