At least in the 2nd century BC, China and India have business trade and cultural exchanges.Before in our country, the qin dynasty (221 BC - 206), "qin" Indian people use to call China, and silk trade with China.About before and after the AD, Buddhism from India to China.About the specific time, history of Buddhism in academic circles there are many different views, tend to the two opinions: one for the ai of the first year of emperor of the western han dynasty (BC) 2 years, "Dr. Disciple jing Lou receive monthly branch of the king that the deposit dictate the pagoda sutra".(see "taka slightly. Xiong");Second is the eastern han dynasty Ming emperor yongping ten years (AD 67), in the tianzhu monk was taken the teng and zhu flange, "white horse carry through" came to luoyang, the following building white horse temple in luoyang.Anyway, Buddhism in BC has spread to our country is more reliable.Along with the Buddhism was introduced into, china-india cultural exchanges become increasingly frequent.The two jin southern and northern dynasties to sui and tang dynasties in China, China's trade with India's culture and reached the peak.

Cultural exchanges between China and India, many of the prayer for the pilgrims and scholars streamed exchanges between China and India.For religious truth, they travel the gobi desert, through the jungle from majestic mountains and climbed over the Himalayas, after untold hardships, appears, - this is a very long, arduous and dangerous journey.I don't know how many indians and Chinese failed to reach the finish and died on the way, it is said that the pilgrims mortality rates as high as 90%.In china-india cultural exchanges, there are many famous buddhist scholars has made an outstanding contribution.In India, for example, scholars to taken the teng (1st century), dove moro assorted (5 s), that dig much (5th century), bodhidharma (6th century) as the representative, they traveled long distances to China, to a large number of Sanskrit buddhist classics translated into Chinese, but also through a lot of buddhist scriptureThe HinduCulture was introduced into China.In the sui and tang dynasties era, a large number of Indian monk living in China, it is said that in the 6th century, in luoyang alone has more than three thousand lines of Indian monk and ten thousand Indian families.Visible, when the scale of the china-india cultural exchanges.In addition, in India of the buddhist scholars in China, is one of the most famous method (5 s), xuan zang (7th century) and the yijing (7th century), and they brought back from India not only large number of buddhist classics, but also to the Chinese people a lot of Hindu thought and culture are introduced.Such as, xuan zang in his "the datang western region", describes the Hindu education system and various ancient scientific skills: "began to lure, pilot chapter 12.After the age of seven, by five Ming the theory: the statement, and interpretation of the word's motto, interpretation of tributary.Two books on Ming, technical authority, lunisolar calendar.3 d shirakawa, spell idle, ai healing stone needle.Four hetuvidya, qiang between good and evil, nuclear authenticity.Within five yue Ming, in chang's five times causal reason."

And explain basic classical Hindu - four vedas said: "the theory of brahman learn four vedas: yue a life," keeping in good health and repair.The temple, and "enjoy the pray.Three yue ping, etiquette, divination, art of war, the army.Four yue, said, the number of the ci-poetry, the spell power, prescriptions."

Due to the frequent exchanges between China and India people, a large number of Hindu classics and literature spread in our country.Now, our country still have many Hindu Sanskrit classics, such as the bhagavad gita, "mahabharata", such as lotus is changed the past book, most of the original works of the Sanskrit is the 11th century manuscript later.China's northern and southern dynasties monk, Chen sent six Hindu philosophy samkhya philosophy, one of the classic "theory of seventy" by the Sanskrit into Chinese, has been preserved.This is a classic one of the most ancient Hindu philosophy of number theory, a very high academic value, India has now lost, in order to study the classical Indian, have to make the book was translated from Chinese to pour Sanskrit.In addition, translated by the tang xuan zang vaishesika Hindu philosophy classic "theory of winning cases of ten words of the righteous", has been in good placed in our country, but the book has been lost in India.

There is no doubt that the cultural exchange between China and India, the biggest influence of Buddhism on Chinese ideology and culture.However, it must be pointed out that although there are a lot of opposites with Hinduism, Buddhism but it both in theory and practice has absorbed many Hindu.After entering the stage of mahayana Buddhism, particularly mahayana empty cases and some other factions and vedanta Hinduism approaching in theory, in practice, also absorbed a lot of folk beliefs, gods and rituals of the Hindu, etc.Accompanied by Buddhism was introduced into Hindu, therefore, many basic concepts and the system, such as reincarnation, karma and embodiment, the five precepts are also be widely spread in our country.Some Hindu gods also absorbed by Buddhism as guardian deity, these gods also appeared in the Chinese buddhist temple, by the buddhist worship.Originally yama in Hindu mythology, for example, a head of god, the god of the underworld, has been in the rig Veda.Later, the buddhist inheritance of this statement, call it management Lord of hell.After Buddhism was introduced into our country, yama also introduced to our country, accepted by Chinese people, people called him "terrifying", continues to this day.In addition, the buddhist tantric object worship and practice but also absorbed Hinduism sexual rituals sent a lot of content, so many gods of Hinduism leaper and yili also naturally spread to our country, in our country has been especially acute in Tibetan Buddhism.

Around the 4th century, the Hindu yoga has been introduced to our country.Yoga is the Hindu in order to realize the spiritual liberation of the important practice method, it is divided into many kinds, the thought and practice is very complex.After yoga was introduced into China, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism in China, such as medicine, martial arts and qigong has had a certain influence.Of zen Buddhism in China have taken good "zen", advocate of "six tip door" of tiantai sect, pure land "chanting samadhi" practice method, can see clearly the influence of the Indian yoga.Some fitness in ancient China, also had a communication with the Indian yoga.For example, northern and southern dynasties when the popular "yi jin jing", popular in the tang dynasty "tianzhu massage method", the song dynasty popular "brahman guidance method" incoming from India.It is said that "yi jin jing" is the virgin bodhi old zu dharma master preaching in the shaolin temple.In addition, if the pop song dynasty "brahman guidance method" compared with the Hindu great tuo yoga, you will find them on the line name and the specific method have many similar places.

The Hindu temple also appeared in our country.According to historical records, the tang dynasty tianbao years, has a Hindu temple in guangzhou three, and there are many Hindu monks living here.The song dynasty, quanzhou port also built some Hindu temples, enshrined in the embodiment of the great god shiva, "Lin ng" (penis).In the eighty s of the 20th century, in quanzhou unearthed some have more than two hundred pieces of cultural relics of Hinduism, there are a large number of stone "Lin ng" like, there are other gods, such as Vishnu's, shiva, dark, rama, auspicious, having carved stone statues, etc.In addition, also found that the epic "mahabharata", the ramayana, and the past book of fairy tales in relief, as well as written in the ancient Tamil language inscriptions on Hinduism.

Ought to say, in more than two thousand years of cultural activities, accompanied by Buddhism, Hinduism on ideology and culture in ancient China, had an important effect.Because many thought, the gods of Hinduism, etiquette, precepts, and practices are buddhist absorb, the fusion, so, to clear the influence on China which is in the Hindu, of which some are buddhist, really very difficult.In fact, many of the Hindu beliefs and culture by Buddhism was introduced into China, and through the buddhist influence on the Chinese people.On the influence of Buddhism in China, in fact also contains the influence of Hinduism.