[Y-Indology] Romanized names of the Chinese Pilgrims

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Chetan Pandey wrote:

 

> Is the book 'Bharat chiin Maitri la itihas' originally in chinese or

> Sanskrit or English.

 

It was written in Chinese and was translated (I believe in China

itself) by an Indian, and the translation was verified by 2 Chinese

individuals (presumably knowing Hindi).

 

I book I have was published in 1980's, however I was told that the

the original book was written in 1950's (when Indian and China were

very friendly).

 

> The translation by the Sanskrit professor of the 'Tao te ching' was

it a

> major literary achievement? Have you or anybody on this list had

the good

> fortune of reading it?

 

I was referring to the Sanskrit translation by Yuan Chuang in the 7th

century. It has been lost. Many books are available that were

translated from Sanskrit to Chinese, but none that were translated in

the other direction.

 

Incidentally I met the chairman of the South Asian department in

Beijing, who speaks Hindi fluently (but not English). I asked him

about how the word "tao" can be translated into Hindi/Sanskrit. He

thought that the word dharma would not fit, I think he favored the

term "panth".

 

Yashwant