70. Consider the following statements:
i. The Chinese pilgrim Fa – Hien attended the fourth Great Buddhist Council held by Kanishaka.
ii. The Chinese pilgrim Hiuen – Tsang met Harsha and found him to be antagonistic to Buddhism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
70. Consider the following statements:
i. The Chinese pilgrim Fa – Hien attended the fourth Great Buddhist Council held by Kanishaka.
ii. The Chinese pilgrim Hiuen – Tsang met Harsha and found him to be antagonistic to Buddhism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The correct option is D d) None
Ans 70 D
Explanation: Faxian (337 – c. 422) was a Chinese Buddhist monk who travelled by foot from China to India, visiting many sacred Buddhist sites in what are now Xinjiang, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka between 399-412 to acquire Buddhist texts. His journey is described in his important travelogue, A Record of Buddhist Kingdoms, Being an Account by the Chinese Monk Fa-Xian of his Travels in India and Ceylon in Search of the Buddhist Books of Discipline. Antiquated transliterations of his name include Fa-Hien and Fa-hsien
Ans 70 D
Explanation: Faxian (337 – c. 422) was a Chinese Buddhist monk who travelled by foot from China to India, visiting many sacred Buddhist sites in what are now Xinjiang, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka between 399-412 to acquire Buddhist texts. His journey is described in his important travelogue, A Record of Buddhist Kingdoms, Being an Account by the Chinese Monk Fa-Xian of his Travels in India and Ceylon in Search of the Buddhist Books of Discipline. Antiquated transliterations of his name include Fa-Hien and Fa-hsien
