Consider the following with reference to the Fa Hien rsquo s account of India 1 During his visit stu...........

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Consider the following with reference to the Fa Hien’s account of India.

1. During his visit, stupa veneration was not practiced in India.

2. He frequently mentions the name of Chandragupta II in his works.

3. As per him, Buddhism was established mainly in the Gangetic valley.

4. He was looking for better copies of Buddhist books than were available in China at that time.

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2&3 only

4 only

3 only

All the above

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Statement 4: Between 399 and 414 CE, the Chinese monk Fa Hien undertook a trip via Central Asia to India seeking better copies of Buddhist books than were currently available in China.
Statement 2: As far as the Gupta empire is concerned, although his account is valuable in many respects, he did not mention the name of Chandragupta II. He was not interested in political affairs.His interest was primarily religion.
Statement 3: According to him, Buddhism was in a flourishing condition in the north-western India but in the Gangetic valley it was in a state of neglect. He refers to the Gangetic valley as the ‘land of Brahmanism’.
Statement 1: He indicates clearly the importance of the seven precious substances for Buddhist worship, the widespread practice of stupa veneration, and his aquaintance with several of the jataka tales about the previous lives of the Buddha Sakyamuni.