Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s3.t2.76
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s3.t2.76
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Purushapura was a city in the northwestern part of ancient India. Many Chinese Buddhist monks passed through here frequently when they went westward on pilgrimage. Purushapura was also known in Chinese as Fulousha, Bulushabuluo, Fuliushafuluo and Fuloushafuluo and it had also a Chinese name based on the translation of the name ‘Purushapura’ (city of men) – Zhangfucheng.