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प्रश्न
Who was Fa-hien? What did he say about India?
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उत्तर
Fa-hien was a Chinese pilgrim who traveled all over India for more than 13 years. The Chinese traveller visited India at the time of Chandragupta-II (Vikramaditya). He was deeply impressed by the ideal and mild administration affected by Buddhism, the economic prosperity of Pataliputra and Magadha, and the simplicity of the people. He had also mentioned about the versatile religions including Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism, Buddhism and Jainism etc.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Name one literary and another archaeological source to reconstruct the Age of the Gupta’s.
What did Fa-hien write about the City of Pataliputra?
What does Fa-Hien write about the life of the people during the Gupta age?
Where was the Fifth Buddhist Assembly held?
There are many literary sources to reconstruct the Age of the Guptas. In this context explain the literary accounts of Fa-Hien.
Who was the ruler when Fa-hien visited India? Name the three places of pilgrimage that Fa-hien visited in India.
During whose reign Hiuen Tasang visited India?
With reference to the sources of information about the Gupta Age, write short notes on the following:
Accounts of Fa-Hien
With reference to the picture given alongside, answer the following:
Mention the architectural features of this temple.
With reference to the picture given alongside, answer the following:
Mention any three important features of Sanchi temple another temples built during the Gupta period.
