作为近邻,古代中国人很早就了解了印度。西汉称其为“身毒”,东汉则称之为“天竺”。到了唐朝,才确定译为“印度”。这一名称的确定,得益于唐朝高僧玄奘的考证。他在《大唐西域记》中说:探讨“天竺”的名称,旧时叫“身毒”,或者“贤豆”,根据正确发音应该称作“印度”。按照印度自己的说法,对 As a close neighbor, ancient Chinese understood India very early. The Western Han Dynasty called it “poisonous,” and the Eastern Han Dynasty called it “Scorpio.” In the Tang Dynasty, it was decided that the translation was “India.” The determination of this name has benefited from the textual research of Gao Xuan Xuan Zang in the Tang Dynasty. In his book The Western Regions of the Great Tang Dynasty, he said: To explore the name of “Scorpio”, the old name was “poisonous” or “hypergram”. According to the correct pronunciation, it should be called “India.” According to India’s own statement,