Question
Download Solution PDF______ spent a lot of time at Harshavardhana's court and left a detailed account of what he saw.
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Xuan Zang.
Key Points
- Hiuen Tsang or Xuan Zang was a Chinese buddhist monk who travelled over land from China to India during the reign of king Harshavardhana to obtain Buddhist scriptures.
- Xuan Zang also visited the court of the king Harshavardhana and wrote about his experiences.
- He described Harsha's court, his life and left a detailed account of what he saw.
- He wrote about the economic, social life and religious sects of that period.
- He also mentioned about the revenue system during Harshavardhana's reign.
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Xuan Zang is also known as the prince of pilgrims because he visited significant pilgrims centres associated with the life of Buddha.
Additional Information
- FaXian was a Chinese Buddhist pilgrim who came to India during the rule of Chandragupta II.
- I Qing was a Chinese traveller who came to India about 50 years after Xuan Zang's visit. He came to India to visit places associated with the life of the Buddha.
- Sung Yun, a Chinese Buddhist monk visited the north-western part of India in the year 518 AD in search of Buddhist texts. He was sent by the Buddhist Empress Hu.
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