Fig. 8: Quantitative intertextuality results of Buddhist scriptures and indigenous literature.
From: Disentangling the cultural evolution of ancient China: a digital humanities perspective
a Tendency Index of Buddhism toward five native schools. b Similar textual cases between Buddhist scriptures and native classics. c Top 10 native classics that are most intertextual to Buddhism before its introduction. d Similar textual cases of the top three classics in (c). e Top 10 native classics that are most intertextual to Buddhism after its introduction. f Similar textual cases of the top three classics in (e). In (c and e), different colours represent the subject of classics. The area of the block reflects the intertextual score with Buddhist scriptures. The Tendency Index T between each book and Buddhism is shown at the top left of each block. In (b, d, and f), the words in 
represent the same characters. The words in 
represent synonyms. The approximate years of publication are indicated in the second column.
