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Over 2,000 years on, Sanskrit remains popular in China: Chinese Professor

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Sanskrit studies are flourishing in China, over 2,000 years after the ancient Indian language was brought to this country along with Buddhism, making a profound impact on Chinese monarchs and scholars over the centuries, according to a distinguished professor here. Wang Bangwei said Sanskrit which is the root of Indian culture continues to remain popular in China, contrary to its modest progress in modern India.