Nanhai Jigui Neifa Zhuan: exploration of and research on hygiene, medicine and health care knowledge in ancient India

• Main Authors: Ting Zhang (Author), Wanyue Chen (Author), Ran Li (Author), Lili Xu (Author), Yunhui Shen (Author), Xinyang Song (Author), Tingting Kuang (Author), Zhang Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The famous Tang Dynasty monk Yi Jing travelled to ancient India in 671 AD, visited more than 30 regions and returned to China in 695 AD. He wrote Nanhai Jigui Neifa Zhuan, which he completed in 691 AD. It describes the basic rules, namely 'Inner Dharma' (Neifa,内法) that...