India in the Chinese Imagination: Myth, Religion, and Thought (Encounters with Asia)
By Unknown Author.
Description
India and China dominate the Asian continent but are separated by formidable geographic barriers and language differences. For many centuries, most of the information that passed between the two lands came through Silk Route intermediaries in lieu of first-person encounters—leaving considerable room for invention. From their introduction to Indian culture in the first centuries C.E., Chinese thinkers, writers, artists, and architects imitated India within their own borders, giving Indian images and ideas new forms and adapting them to their own culture. Yet India's impact on Chin...
ISBN(s)
0812245601, 9780812245608
