Consider the following about the visit of the famous Chinese traveller Fahien 1 He visited India dur...........

Ancient and Medival History Gupta and Post Gupta

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Consider the following about the visit of the famous Chinese traveller, Fahien.

1. He visited India during the reign of Chandragupta II.

2. He stayed for over twenty years in India.

3. He came to India by sea route.

4. His main purpose of visiting India was to study its political and social system.

5. He studied Sanskrit in Patliputra.

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Explanation:

Out of his nine years stay in India, Fahien spent six years in the Gupta empire. He came to India by the land route through Khotan, Kashgar, Gandhara and Punjab.He visited Peshawar, Mathura, Kanauj, Sravasti, Kapilavastu, Kusinagara, Pataliputra, Kasi and Bodh Gaya among other places.He returned by the sea route, visiting on the way Ceylon and Java. The main purpose of his visit was to see the land of the Buddha and to collect Buddhist manuscripts from India. He stayed in Pataliputra for three years studying Sanskrit and copying Buddhist texts.