History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c96.s1.17

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²⁶⁰⁵ The number of works and papers on the spread of Indian culture in South East Asia, China and what is called 'Further India' or 'Greater India' is very large. A few only out of those that the author has read or consulted are mentioned here. Dr. R C. Majumdar's 'Ancient Indian Colonies' Vol I and II, 'Towards Angkor' with 42 illustrations, 1937 and 'Making of Greater India' (London, 1951), both by H. G Quaritch Wales, the latter containing a good Bibliography, 'Śrī Vijaya' by Prof. K. A Nilakanta Sastri, 1949, with an appendix of Inscriptions from 683 A D. to about the 14th century A. D., 'Civilizations of the East' by Rene Grousset, translated from French by Catherine A Phillips with 249 illustrations, Vol II on 'India, Farther India and Malaya' pp 1-343. For China's debt to India, vide Viśvabhāratī Quarterly, Vol II pp 251-261 by Prof. Liang Chi Chao, who states that Hindu scholars that came to China from 8th century A D were 24 and Chinese scholars that went to India for study from 265 A. D. to 790 A D. numbered 187 (the names of 105 out of these being ascertained), vide also 'India and China' by Prof. P. C Bagchi (Hind Kitabs, 1950), particularly chapters II and III.