Chinese Pilgrims in India the Assessment

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Because of rhetoric that was rampant through the region, the result was "a skewed perception among some Chinese intellectuals that Indian must have been a race of violent and uncouth barbarians" (Mather, 1992). The once positive relationship between the two regions was tarnished, as evident by the "Discourse on Triple Destruction" which illuminates the barbarian traits that the Indian people have (Mather, 1992). This laid, along with the foundational elements Scripture of Lao-tzu Converting the Barbarians, for a negative perception of India and allowed for Bhuddism to flourish on Chinese terms.

Buddhism in China was taught as "radical dualism," with teachings that focused on sudden enlightenment on salvation through grace rather than through ascetic practices" making it more appealing to a larger population of Chinese (Whyte, 2008).
The Consul General of China asserts that "in Northeast Asia and some Southeast Asian countries, the historical influence of Chinese culture could be easily detected" and "similarly, Indian culture could be traced in many South and Southeast Asian countries, even as far as in Indonesia" and that "such cultural influences reveal the great contribution made by China and India to the world" (Siwei, 2011). The relationship was very much present on a large scale, and this eventually trickled down into the pilgrim population- this population witnessed the effects of the social, economic and religious exchange between these two civilizations......

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