Question

4. Which Chinese traveller had come to India during the period of Harshvardhan​

Answer 1

Answer:

Fa-Hien

Explanation:

Fa Hien or Faxian (AD 399 – 413):

Fa-Hien was the first Chinese monk to travel to India in search of great Buddhist scriptures. At the age of sixty-five, he travelled, mostly on foot, from Central China taking the southern route through Shenshen, Dunhuang, Khotan, and then over the Himalayas, to Gandhara and Peshawar.

Answer 2

Answer:

Notes: Hieun Tsang, the Chinese pilgrim, visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana with an aim of securing authentic Buddhist scripts. The Kannauj assembly (643 AD) was held in the honour of Hieun Tsang and to popularise Mahayana sect of Buddhism.