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een said in the monumental work of Paul Mus, Borobudur (Hanoi, 1935). See also J.
Przyluski, Le bouddhisme Bali tantric d ', d'une publication Ricento AVRE * (Journal
Asiatique, 1931, p. 159-187): Javanese Tantrism is similar to the Japanese Shingon sect,
but it represents an earlier stage (op. cit, p. 160). On the cultural ties between India and
China, Elmer H. Cutts, Chinese-Indian contacts prior to the latter half of the century ftrtt
(Indian Historical Quarterly, XIV, 3, September 1938. P. 488-502); Baggchi Prabodh
Chandra, India and China, A thousand year * of cultural relations * (2nd ed. Bombay,
1950, p. 221-222, bibliography).
On the cultural ties between India and Europe, will find materials and bibliographies
esendales in Henri de Lubac, The recontra du bouddhisme ETDE YOccident (Paris,
1952); E. Lamotte, Le * relations * between yields premieres et YOccident (The
Nouoelle Clio, V, 1953, p. 83-118); on Indian influences. Memorial Sylvain Uvi (Paris,
1937), p. 190, 208-207, 210-212. etc., Marcel Mauss, between hlstoriques Rapports et la
mystique mystique Hindou occidentale (resurgence of eleven pages of the Proceedings of
the Congress of Christian history, Paris 1928). "Lafia had already observed that, in the
work of Plotinus, the preparatory procedures for the ecstasy were comparable to those of
Buddhism and some other Brahmanical systems (...). Indeed, in a magic papyrus of the
second century, is made of menci6n certain Hindu beliefs (Norden, Geburt des Klndes,
1924, p. 112), Isis is there compared to Maya, the name and personification of the
Buddha's mother and also from the "Grand Illusion." See also H. de Lubac, Textes
alexandrins et bouddhiques (* Recherche de science religieuse, vol. 27, 1937, p. 336-
351), Jean Filliozat, La doctrine of "Brahmins d'apres taint Hippolyte (Revue Hist. Relig.,
July-December 1945, p. 59 -91), id. Vlnde Les Exchange And Empire romain et aux
siecles Tere premier * chretienne (Revue Historique, January-March 1949, p. 1-29); id.,
La doctrine classique indienne medicine (Paris , 1949), p. 205 ff.
The problem of Indian influence on Christian theology and mysticism-nas just been
comprehensively addressed by Ernst Benz, Indische Einfliisse aufdie Fruhchristliche
Thedogie (Akadsmie der Wissenschaftenu, d. Literatur, Jahrgang 1951, n. 3, Wiesbaden,
p . 172-202, see especially p. 197, Ammonia * diffusionit the Sakas et la philosophie
indienne dans les milieux et neo-chretien platonicien * * d'Alexandrie). But we must not
forget that this influence is exer-oj6 also in reverse: in Isvaragita, imitation late; sivaita,
the Bahagavad-Gita, Yoga, interpreted as union of the human soul with God (Isvara =
Siva) is sunapha appointed, the term is also found in the astrological work of
Varahamihira (sixth century after Christ). Now it is of Greek origin (Winternitz,
Geschichte d. Ind. Litteratur, III,
567, 669, 571): Produi Plotinus and tynaphi use the word in the sense of mystical union
between the soul and spirit, see P. E. Dunxmt, Sunapha. Note sur un passage de
Htvaragita du Kutmapurana (Claster Butt. Lettres, Sciences Morales et politique *
deTAcademitde Belgique, V t series XVII, p. 444-450). See also Olivier Laoorobe, Note
tur Plotin 't U pensions indienne (Annuaire de Pratique de Xtcole »Hautes Etudes,
Sciences Migleuses, 1950-1951, Paris 1950. P. 3-17).