Study on the Time and Route of the Introduction of Ramayana into the Dai Ethnic Area of China
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- 10.2991/assehr.k.211025.032How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Ramayana, Introduction, Sichuan-Yunnan-Burma-India Passage, Dai ethnic area
- Abstract
The general view is that the ancient Indian epic Ramayana was introduced to the Dai ethnic area of China with the introduction of Buddhism. Buddhism was introduced to the Dai ethnic area on a small scale at the beginning of the century or earlier, and Ramayana was also introduced to the Dai ethnic area at the same time or earlier. In fact, the commercial and cultural exchanges between China and ancient India were much earlier than this time. Before Buddhism was introduced, Ramayana might have been introduced to the Dai ethnic area. There are three routes for the introduction of Ramayana to the Dai ethnic area. The first route is to spread it by sea from southern India to Indonesia, Thailand, Burma, Laos and northern Vietnam, and then to the Dai ethnic area in Yunnan. The second route is from northern India to Tibet, China, and then to the Dai ethnic area through the Sichuan-Tibet highway. The third route is from the land through Bangladesh to Myanmar to the Dai ethnic area in Yunnan. The third route is the Sichuan-Yunnan-Burma-India Passage, a branch of the South Silk Road, and it is also a passage for direct exchanges between China and India without going by sea. The literature records that this passage was opened in the 4th century BC at the latest, but it didn’t get the due attention in the academic circle for a long time.
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TY - CONF AU - Yuyun Xue PY - 2021 DA - 2021/10/26 TI - Study on the Time and Route of the Introduction of Ramayana into the Dai Ethnic Area of China BT - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Language, Communication and Culture Studies (ICLCCS 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 190 EP - 197 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211025.032 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.211025.032 ID - Xue2021 ER -