Question

Why do you think Fa Xian did not want to throw away his books and statues?

Answer 1

Fa Xian began his journey back home from Bengal. He boarded a ship belonging to some merchants.
They had barely travelled for two days when they were caught in a storm. The merchants began throwing their merchandise overboard so as to lighten the load and save the ship from sinking. Fa Xian threw away his meagre personal belongings, but clung to his books and the statues of the Buddha that he had collected. The books and statues were very precious for him, so he did not want to throw away his books and statues.