Question

When was the Chinese pilgrim Fa-hien visited to India?

• A. In 3rd century BC
• B. In 4th century BC
• C. In 5th century AD
• D. In 4th century AD

Answer 1

The correct option is C In 5th century AD

Fa-Hien a Chinese Buddhist monk visited India during the reign of Chandragupta II and he was most known for his pilgrimage to Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautama Buddha in modern Nepal and later wrote a book on his travels, filled with accounts of early Buddhism, and the geography and history of numerous countries along the Silk Roads as they were, at the turn of the 5th century CE.