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they met two Indian monks who agreed to come back with them to China. They arrived in Luoyang on two white horses, carrying their bags of scriptures and precious relics, and were established in what became known as the White Horse Pagoda. There they translated the first Buddhist text to be rendered into Chinese: The Sutra of Forty-Two Chapters, which has had a special place in the hearts of Chinese Buddhists ever since.
The Story of China: The Epic History of a World Power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China Dream
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