Hiuen Tsang And Buddhist India
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📝 Q&A
Q1: Who was Hiuen Tsang?
Answer: A 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar who traveled to India to collect and translate Buddhist scriptures.
Q2: What is the Records of the Western Regions?
Answer: Hiuen Tsang’s travelogue documenting his observations of India and Central Asia from 629 to 645 CE.
Q3: Under which ruler did Hiuen Tsang travel in India?
Answer: Harsha Vardhana, noted for his strong support of Buddhism.
Q4: Name three major monastic universities Hiuen Tsang described.
Answer: Nalanda, Odantapuri, and Vikramashila.
Q5: How did Hiuen Tsang influence Buddhism in China?
Answer: He brought back hundreds of Sanskrit texts and oversaw their translation, greatly enriching Chinese Buddhist literature.