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ABSTRACT Harṣavardhana (hereinafter referred to as Harṣa), or Śīlāditya (戒日王), 590-647, was one of the most famous emperors in Indian history. He built the powerful Harṣa Empire, reigned for more than forty years, pursued liberal policy of religion, and promoted the prosperity of art and literature. Furthermore, he made a huge contribution to cultural communication between India and China. With Harṣa and Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty sending envoys to each other, the most important and the most trustworthy Sino-Indian official history was composed. When Xuan Zang (earlier spelt Hsuan-tsang) traveled in India, it was right in Harṣa's flourishing age and Xuan Zang's meeting with Harṣa opened up six diplomatic missions between Harṣa and Tang Taizong, of which the final one was led by Wang Xuance and Jiang Shiren, who happened to coincide with Harṣa's death. This paper uses Chinese historical records, Buddhist materials, inscriptions and so on to investigate the diplomatic missions sent by both Harṣa and Taizong, by means of comparing the envoys' schedule and achievements so as to examine the detailed characteristics and the gradual and constant progress of the Sino-Indian communication and exchange during Harṣa's time. KEY WORDS Harṣavardhana, or Śīlāditya; Tang Taizong; Sino-Indian Communication and Exchange in the Early Seventh Century Harṣa and China (点击此处查看全文) (责任编辑：admin) |