Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c12.s1.25

v2.c12.s1.25

When recording Indian etiquettes, Xuanzang talked about nine kinds of meeting etiquettes: greeting, bowing in worship, bowing with hands clasped above head, folding palms, bending knees, kneeling, putting hands and knees on ground, prostrating and throwing oneself down. He explained occasions on which these nine meeting etiquettes were practised.