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Despite many people thinking that Sanskrit is only associated with [[Hinduism]], all of the [[Dharma|Dharmic]] [[religion]]s use Sanskrit. To this day, there are many Buddhist scholars, professors and linguists who have formally learned Sanskrit at places such as [[University of California, Berkeley]], [[Stanford University]] and [[Harvard]] and have translated into [[English]] several hundred Buddhist Sutras and Shastras from the classic Buddhist masters such as [[Nagarjuna]], [[Shantideva]], [[Atisha]] and [[Vasubandhu]]. These Sutras and Shastras use a special form of Sanskrit referred to by Sanskritists as "BHS" or Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit.  

Despite many people thinking that Sanskrit is only associated with [[Hinduism]], all of the [[Dharma|Dharmic]] [[religion]]s use Sanskrit. To this day, there are many Buddhist scholars, professors and linguists who have formally learned Sanskrit at places such as [[University of California, Berkeley]], [[Stanford University]] and [[Harvard]] and have translated into [[English]] several hundred Buddhist Sutras and Shastras from the classic Buddhist masters such as [[Nagarjuna]], [[Shantideva]], [[Atisha]] and [[Vasubandhu]]. These Sutras and Shastras use a special form of Sanskrit referred to by Sanskritists as "BHS" or Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit.  

During the [[Tang dynasty]] in [[China]] there were vast [[Emperor]]-sponsored facilities dedicated to the massive project of translating thousands of volumes of Buddhist texts from Devanagari and Siddham-based Sanskrit to [[Hanzi]] traditional characters. These Hanzi characters are the [[Chinese]] script used continuously since the [[Han dynasty]] (hence [[Han]]-zi) until [[Chairman Mao]] forced China to switch to simplified characters so they could only read [[Communist]] works. During the Tang, [[Kumarajiva]] was one of the most famous translators. When Kumarajiva's Sanskrit translations made from [[Chinese]], [[Korean]] and [[Japanese]] into modern English are compared with the more recently made translations direct from Sanskrit to Engish, there is a high degree of similarity.

During the [[Tang dynasty]] in [[China]] there were vast [[Emperor]]-sponsored facilities dedicated to the massive project of translating thousands of volumes of Buddhist texts from [[Devanagari]] and Siddham-based Sanskrit to [[Hanzi]] traditional characters. These Hanzi characters are the [[Chinese]] script used continuously since the [[Han dynasty]] (hence [[Han]]-zi) until [[Chairman Mao]] forced China to switch to simplified characters so they could only read [[Communist]] works. During the Tang, [[Kumarajiva]] was one of the most famous translators. When Kumarajiva's Sanskrit translations made from [[Chinese]], [[Korean]] and [[Japanese]] into modern English are compared with the more recently made translations direct from Sanskrit to Engish, there is a high degree of similarity.

Only a portion of the Buddhist sutras and shastras were translated into [[Tibetan]] during the 7th to the 15th centuries and into Chinese during the 2nd to the 11th centuries [[A.D.]].

Only a portion of the Buddhist sutras and shastras were translated into [[Tibetan]] during the 7th to the 15th centuries and into Chinese during the 2nd to the 11th centuries [[A.D.]].

Although many people wrongly think that Sanskrit is only connected with Hinduism, it is to this day a required subject at the formal Ayurvedic [[medical]] [[university]] setting in India.  

Although many people wrongly think that Sanskrit is only connected with Hinduism, it is to this day a required subject at the formal Ayurvedic [[medical]] [[university]] setting in India.  

According to renowned Ayurvedic [[physician]] and [[author]], Dr. [[Vasant Lad]], since the 8th century [[A.D.]] until the present day in [[India]], Ayurvedic medicine [[doctor]]s have to memorize via [[Devanagari]] script thousands of [[verse]]s of the ''[[Charaka Samhita]]'', the ''[[Sushruta Samhita]]'' and the ''[[Astanga Hridayam]]'' and be able to recite them out loud in order to pass their  Ayurvedic medical degree oral examinations.

According to renowned Ayurvedic [[physician]] and [[author]], Dr. [[Vasant Lad]], since the 8th century [[A.D.]] until the present day in [[India]], Ayurvedic medicine [[doctor]]s have to memorize via Devanagari script thousands of [[verse]]s of the ''[[Charaka Samhita]]'', the ''[[Sushruta Samhita]]'' and the ''[[Astanga Hridayam]]'' and be able to recite them out loud in order to pass their  Ayurvedic medical degree oral examinations.

Even in [[America]], where Ayurveda has only been popularized since 1978 when Dr. Lad helped introduce it to American medical practitioners who formally studied with him at the [[Ayurvedic Institute]] in [[New Mexico]], most beginning Ayurvedic practitioners learned at least 150 to 200 words of Ayurvedic Sanskrit. More experienced Ayurvedic practitioners in the USA know up to 300 words of medical Sanskrit.

Even in [[America]], where Ayurveda has only been popularized since 1978 when Dr. Lad helped introduce it to American medical practitioners who formally studied with him at the [[Ayurvedic Institute]] in [[New Mexico]], most beginning Ayurvedic practitioners learned at least 150 to 200 words of Ayurvedic Sanskrit. More experienced Ayurvedic practitioners in the USA know up to 300 words of medical Sanskrit.