印度长年方在唐代的传播和影响

Indian Rasāyana in Tang Dynasty

长年方是印度古典医学阿输吠陀八支之一,它不仅指回春术或能够治疗一切疾病的药物,还指防止衰老和延长寿命的方法。唐初时,太宗、高宗与武后出于治疗疾病或祈求长生等原因,放任长年方由印度方士传入中土,不仅对三位帝王的身体健康产生重要影响,尤其与唐太宗的去世有关,并且在唐文化尤其是道教中留下一些痕迹。

Rasayana is one of the eight branches of Ayurveda. It represents not only nation therapy, or use of medicines that cure all ailments, but also to prevent old age and life. In the early Tang Dynasty, in order to cure disease or prolong life, some Indians Rasayana to Taizong, Gaozong and Wu Zetian. As a result, Rasayana left some of its traces culture, especially in Daoism. rejuve- prolong brought in Tang