People mentioned in ancient Indian literature
This article is about the people in ancient Indian literature. For the political standpoint of having multiple Chinas, see
Two Chinas. For the political standpoint of having all Chinas in one, see
One China. For the plural of china, see
China (disambiguation).
The Chinas (Sanskrit चीनः Cīna) are a people mentioned in ancient Indian literature, such as the Mahabharata, Manusmriti, and the Puranic literature.