《摩诃婆罗多》里的支那不是中国
从《摩诃婆罗多》里的地理位置来看,支那人在东光国(Pragjyotisha)位于现在的孟加拉 东光国王周围有吉罗陀人和支那人,还有许多住在海边的战士。(19)(征四方篇)
在看英译(包括注释) Pragjyotisha was surrounded by kiratas, chinas 9 and many other warriors who lived along the shores of the ocean.10 9 Should be identified with Tibet rather than China proper. 应该认为是西藏而不是中国 10 Presumably, the Bay of Bengal. The text is best translated as ‘surrounded’. However, the sense probably is that these warriors also supported Bhagadatta. 大概是孟加拉湾。文本最好翻译为“环绕”。然而,这种感觉可能是,这些战士也支持福授。 西藏是元朝时被纳入中国的,《摩诃》的故事线在公元前三千年左右(kali时代开启),成书时间在公元前4世纪到公元4世纪。时间对不上。所以单纯只是同名而已