Gatha is the most prominent part of buddhist sutra translation in literature which the Kucha monk Kumarajiva made. Verses and poems had lots of differences among their similarities, they influenced each other，and also had great influence on later scholars, among whom Wang Wei is the representative one. The influence of Kumarajiva’s sutra translation on the gatha of Wang Wei’s verses lie in the sentences and style, language and rhetoric, sound and rhyth, content and type. Meanwhile, the three gatha, created by Kumarajiva could not be ignored also has important influence on Wang Wei’s Buddhist Poems. Analyzing the delicate relationship and influence among the gatha of Kumarajiva’s sutra translation, the gatha created by Kumarajiva and the poems created by Wang Wei, we can know more about the communication and integration between Chinese and Indian culture and literature.
