Abstract
This interdisciplinary study examines the reception of Ayurvedic knowledge and other Indian medical teachings in medieval China through analysis of Buddhist texts, including translations from Indian languages as well as Chinese compositions between the second and ninth centuries.
Original language | English (US) |
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Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Number of pages | 247 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780812209693 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780812246117 |
State | Published - Jan 1 2014 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Arts and Humanities
- General Social Sciences