INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In AD 637, Hiuen Tsang started from Lumbini and headed to Kushinagar, Sarnath, Varanasi, Vaishali, Patiputra (Patna), and Bodh Gaya. He also visited Champa Monastery in Bhagalpur. He spent about five years at Nalanda, the then great Indian University in the state of Bihar.

Detailed explanation-2: -He studied at the University of Nalanda and travelled through the Deccan, Orissa, and Bengal.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hiuen Tsang was a Chinese traveller who visited India during King Hrashavardhana’s reign. Hiuen Tsang has provided elaborate details on social, economic, and religious conditions under king Harsha’s rule, where he spoke highly of the king. King Harshavardhana was converted to Mahayana Buddhism by Hiuen Tsang.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.