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Translating Buddhist Medicine in Medieval China

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Illuminates and analyzes the ways Chinese Buddhist writers understood and adapted Indian medical knowledge and healing practices and explained them to local audiences. By integrating religious studies, translation studies, and literature with the history of medicine, the book reconstructs the …

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Illuminates and analyzes the ways Chinese Buddhist writers understood and adapted Indian medical knowledge and healing practices and explained them to local audiences. By integrating religious studies, translation studies, and literature with the history of medicine, the book reconstructs the crucial role of translated Buddhist knowledge in the vibrant medical world of medieval China.

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"Illuminates and analyzes the ways Chinese Buddhist writers understood and adapted Indian medical knowledge and healing practices and explained them to local audiences. By integrating religious studies, translation studies, and …"

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