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Detailed explanation-1: -Chinese Buddhist pilgrim and scholar Xuan Zang stayed a couple of years in Bezawada (the old name of Vijayawada) to copy and study the Abhidhammapitakam, the last of the three pitakas (Pali for baskets) constituting the Pali canon, the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hiuen Tsang or Xuanzang is said to have visited Nalanda in the 7th century. He was a Buddhist monk, scholar and traveller who described the interaction between Indian Buddhism and Chinese Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hiuen Tsang was the Chinese traveler who visited India in Ancient Times between AD 627-643. He visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana who came to admire him for his deep devotion towards Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-4: -The image is of Hsuan Tsang, a Buddhist monk, scholar and traveller from China. He visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana.

Detailed explanation-5: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Fa Hien. Fa Hien (405-411 A.D.): He was a Chinese Buddhist monk who came to India in the reign of Chandragupta II also known.