B. AI Ans 1. Who was Hiuen Tsang? What is he known for? 2. What was Nalanda? What did Hiuen Tsang do at Nalanda? 3. What are some of the details Hiuen Tsang has left behind?
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1. He stayed in Nalanda University as a student for 5 years
2. Nalanda was a renowned Buddhist monastic university in ancient Magadha, India. Considered by historians to be the world's very first residential university, and among the greatest centers of learning. “The Pilgrimage Legacy of Xuanzang” illustrates the life and legacy of Hiuen Tsang who visited India during the reign of King Harsvardhana to collect Buddhist manuscripts from the ancient Nalanda University.
3. Hiuen Tsiang) who visited India through the Silk Route between AD 627-643. He was a great traveler, scholar and translator. Till date his work on India is very significant. Hsuan Tsang was born in AD 602 at present day's Henan province, China.
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1. Ans- Hiuen Tsang (also known as Xuanzang) was a Buddhist Monk and traveler who visited India in the 7th Century during the reign of King Harshavardhana, or Harsha I. He was born in Chen Yi in 602 and was the youngest of four children. She showed interest in being a Buddhist Monk at a very young age.
2. Ans- Nalanda was a renowned Buddhist monastic university in ancient Magadha, India. Considered by historians to be the world's very first residential university, and among the greatest centers of learning.
For 15 months Hsuan Tsang studied at Nalanda to learn Sanskrit. He even studied Indian philosophy, grammar and logic. He was a great scholar and King Harsa of Northern India came to know about him while he was going back to his country. The king made his travel back to China much easier.
3. Ans- He has preserved the records of political and social aspects of the lands he visited. His record of the places visited by him in Bengal, mainlyRaktamrittikanear karnasuvarna, Pundranagar and its environ, samatata and tamralipti' have been very helpful in the recording of the archaeological history of Bengal.