EDUCATION UGC NET
MODERN HISTORY OF EDUCATION
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Question
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Megasthenes
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Hiuen-Tsang
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Fa-hien
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Taranatha account about Buddhism in India repeats the legendary accounts of Nalanda from the Buddha and Ashoka periods found in Xuanzang and other sources, then shifts to centuries of the 2nd-millennium.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mahayana monks Asnaga and Vasubandhu said to have found Nalanda in 400-500AD. Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsang came during Harsha’s reign, gave a detailed account of Nalanda University.
Detailed explanation-3: -He was staying at Nalanda university whose main aim was access and collect knowledge of buddhism religion. He has described social and cultural aspects of India in his book Western countries records. Complete step by step solution: Hiuen Tsang came to India during the harsha empire.
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Shilbhadra. He was a Buddhist monk and philosopher. He was best known as an abbot of Nalanda Monastery in India.
Detailed explanation-5: -Kumargupta was the founder of Nalanda University. He founded the university in the 5th Century AD. Nalanda University was established in 427 AD in northeastern India, close to Nepal’s southern border, and lasted until 1197.