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Hiuen tsang, a chinese pilgrim who came to india in a. Acquired knowledge of indian society through literature. Economy, metallurgy, kings, area ruled remains of settlements. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Hiuen tsang was a chinese buddhist monk, scholar, traveller, and translator who described the interactionbetween china and india. Since childhood hsuan tsang used to read chinese religious books and traveled all across china in search of good books on. Oct 18, 2020 harshas court was a center of scholars, artists, and religious visitors. In the court of harshvardhan, there was a great scholar of sanskrit of that time banabhatt. His adventures inspired wu chenens sixteenth century novel, journey to the west, which refers to india as buddhas pure land. Hiuen tsang spent seventeen years travelling from china to india and back in the seventh century ce, at the time of the tang dynasty emperor taizong. Hiuen tsang was the chinese buddhist monk that visited india through the silk route between the 627 and 643 ad. Banabhatt wrote the biography of harshvardhan harshcharita.

Find an answer to your question name the book was written by hiuven tsang manojshetty692 manojshetty692 06. An azure pool winds around the monasteries, adorned with the fullblown cups of the blue lotus. In which book did hiuen tsang record his experiences in india. Xuanzang, worldfamous for his sixteenyear pilgrimage to india and career as a. Which famous learned scholars were in the court harshavardhana. Ancient history art and culture mcq question and answer.

He was a devotee os shiva and followed shaivasim, but being a learned king, he patronaged buddhism too. Besides the books of banabhatt, harshvardhan himself authored 3 books. Coming to hear of the prestige of chinese emperor from his pilgrim friend, harsha sent an ambassador to the chinese court in 641 a. Jain history too has been chronicled in an impartial academic manner, in the past hundred years or so. Jul, 2016 hiuen tsang mentioned about the decline of buddhism in western deccan. When hiuen tsang, the learned pilgrim from china, made the perilous journey. Hiuen tsiang a well known chinese monk who visited india and traversed a large number of countries covering more than 50,000 li. Jun 25, 20 hsuan tsang was born in ad 602 at present days henan province, china. The world outside india was always in search of this magic land. Who was the chinese traveller who visited the court of harshavardhana answer. His book siyuki provides detailed information about the social, economic, religious and cultural conditions of india during harshas time. Siyuki or the records of western world was written by him.

King harshavardhana of vardhana dynasty history flame. He stayed in india for 16 long years, traveling extensively and holding discussion with buddhist scholars all over the country. His story illustrates the greatness of the human spirit in the face of heavy odds. Hiuen tsang, withal kenned by sundry other names such as hiouen thsang, xuan zang, hiuen tsiang, hsien tsang hsyan tsang, hsuan chwang, huan chwang, hsuan tsiang, hwen thsang, etc. A chinese traveller, he visited india in connection with buddhism. The chinese traveller hiuen tsang visited india during the period of emperor harsha. Hiuen tsang was the chinese traveler who visited india in the seventh century a. Hiuen tsang xuanzang,hiuen tsang, hiuen tsiang author. Hiuen tsang amar chitra katha paperback 1 january 1987 kindle edition. When hiuen tsang, the learned pilgrim from china, made the perilous journey to the land of buddha, his. While hiuentsangs purpose was to obtain buddhist books and to receive instruction on buddhism while in india, he ended up doing much more.

Travellers to india megasthenes, fa hien, hiuen tsang 3 in. The following information on hsuantsangs travels and his accounts of india and other countries which he travelled in his long journey is based mainly on two sources, namely, siyuki, buddhist records of the western world an english translation of the chinese version of hsuantsang and the life of hiuentsiang an english translation of his biography written in chinese by shaman hwuili, a disciple of his. Banabhatt wrote the biography of harshvardhan harshcharita he also wrote another book kadambari. Hiuen tsang project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.

Ravikirti, the court poet of pulakesin ii who composed the aihole inscription was a jain. History and civics question bank for class ix india from. Hiuen tsang is a travel organiser working on of route destination where nature is vergin still now. Xuanzang hsuantsang internet encyclopedia of philosophy. Buy hiuen tsang amar chitra katha book online at low prices in. A book replete with undertones of adventure and wanderlust, the life of hiuen tsiang is a riveting narrative about one of the worlds most celebrated travellers.

Pilgrimage complete, hsuan tsang wrote an account of his trek that is still considered one of. Hiuen tsang paperback january 1, 2005 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. He visited kanauj during the period of harshavardhana. Feb 07, 2011 when hiuen tsang, the learned pilgrim from china, made the perilous journey to the land of buddha, his prayers were said to work miracles. He was visited india to explore culture and bhudisam. Hwuili, took up his tablets and wrote the life of hiuen. Published june 17th 2011 by amar chitra katha pvt ltd. The chinese were attracted to india for her fabulous wealth of learning since ancient times. Xuanzang, wadegiles romanization hsuan tsang, original name chen yi, honorary epithet san tsang, also called muchatipo, sanskrit mokshadeva, or yuanzang, born 602, goushi, luozhou, now yanshi, henan province, chinadied 664, changan, now xian, china, buddhist monk and chinese pilgrim to india who translated the sacred scriptures of buddhism from sanskrit into chinese and founded in. There was also a biography of xuanzang written by the monk huili. He stayed in india for 16 long years, travelling extensively and holding discussions with buddhist scholars all over the country. Hwuilic life of hiuen tsang accounts hiuen tsang s travel in india.

Which sanskrit plays have been written by harshavardhana. There was an another poet, philosopher and grammarian in his court whose name was barthihari. Samacheer kalvi 6th social science history solutions term. Sanskrit poet banabhatta written harshacharita deeds of harsha. He was born in henan province around 602, from childhood he took to reading religious books, including the chinese classics and the writings of ancient sages. When he went back to china, he wrote a detailed description of india. It attained international reputation as a centre of learning during his rule. Find an answer to your question which book was written by hiuen tsang rohitahanthem759 rohitahanthem759 05.

This book was first translated into french by the sinologist stanislas julien in 1857. Buy the life of hiuentsiang book online at low prices in. Theory in archaeology, a world perspective, edited by peter ucko. The life of hiuentsiang university of macau library. Hiuen tsangs services to the spread of buddhist knowledge in china are inestimable. Find books like hiuen tsang from the worlds largest community of readers. He wrote about cities like taxila, pataliputra, mathura, and kannauj in middle india.

In 646, under the emperors request, xuanzang completed his book great tang records on the western regions. The book deals in history during king harshabardhans period. The famous foreign travelers who visited ancient india. Buy the unknown hsuantsang book online at low prices in india. Hiuen tsangs views on india indian history history discussion. Pdf theory in archaeology, a world perspective, edited by. Hiuentsang seventh century chinese buddhist pilgrim who has left. But jainism was steadily on the path of progress in this region. Kseeb solutions for class 6 social science chapter 8. A keen intellect, an enquiring mind, profound scholarship and, above all, a deep attachment to. History and civics question bank for class ix india.

It is only in the 20th century that some good books have been written on indian history. He visited india during the reign of harshavardhana. A book replete with undertones of adventure and wanderlust, the life of hiuen. The first book written by a british historian james on indian history is the history of india. Faxian wrote a book on his travels, filled with accounts of early buddhism, and the geography and history of numerous countries along the silk road as they were, at the turn of the 5th century ce. Hiuen tsang a buddhist pilgrim from china free ebooks in the. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read hiuen tsang. Megasthenes was the ambassador of selevcus nikator to the court of chandragupta maurya in the 4th century bc. When he went back to china, he wrote a detailed description of india during the reign of harsha in his book siyuki or record of the western countries. One of the first pilgrims to travel to india from china, hiuentsiang was a monk. He resided in india for 17 years in search of buddhist texts.

From xingdu, he travelled throughout china in search of sacred books of buddhism. Price new from used from paperback, january 1, 2005. Among secondary sources the most useful treatise is on yuan chwangs travels in india, a critical study written by thomas watters in 1961. Hiuen tsang xuanzang, hiuen tsang, hiuen tsiang author of siyuki hiuen tsang was a chinese buddhist monk, scholar, traveller, and translator who described the interactionbetween china and india. Chinese buddhist pilgrim xuanzang, ninth and tenth chaptersthe real. Acquired knowledge of indian society through literature b. Both books were first translated into english by samuel beal, in 1884 and 1911 respectively. About the book a greek scholar, a chinese monk and a chinese pilgrimsharing a common fascination for indialeft for us a priceless legacy in the form of detailed accounts of their times.

While hiuen tsang s purpose was to obtain buddhist books and to receive instruction on buddhism while in india, he ended up doing much more. Hsuan tsang the epic visit to kamrupa and first account. Goodreads members who liked hiuen tsang also liked. A detailed descriptive account of the trails and travails of the famous chinese traveller who came to india, visited the. May 24, 2020 hiuen tsang notes in his travelogue that the ground on which nalanda stood was originally a mango orchard. Siyuki, buddhist records of the western world forgotten books. Buddhist records of the western world, translated from the chinese ofihiuen tsiang a. An arab traveller, he has given an extensive account of india in his work murujulzehab.

Mar 01, 20 known as the master of the law, hiuen tsiang provided an insightful commentary on indias social structure during the times of monarchs such as ashoka and harsha. A keen intellect, an enquiring mind, profound scholarship and, above all, a deep attachment to india, were the hallmarks of his. Tsang wrote the frontier of kamrupa extends about 0 li approx. In the 6th century bce, 500 merchants jointly bought this land for ten koti of gold coins and gifted it to the buddha, who preached the laws of buddhism here, for the next three months. Jan 01, 2005 hiuen tsang paperback january 1, 2005 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.

Samacheer kalvi 6th social science history solutions term 3. Hiuen tsang was indeed an ancient ambassador of peace between china and india. Buddhist scriptures from the chinese 1871 and life of hiuen tsang 1888. Siyuki was written by chinese pilgrim, monk, and scholar hiuen tsang xang. Harsha, too was a man of international vision like asoka. All his experience were depicted in his book siyuki which means history of the western world. He had been guest of bhaskar varman, ruler of kamarupa. Jun 08, 2020 hiuen tsang, the chinese traveller, known as the prince of pilgrims, visited india during harshas reign. Hiuentsangs work, the xiyu ji hsiyu chi, is the longest and most detailed account of the countries of central and south asia that has been bestowed upon posterity by a chinese buddhist pilgrim. His wisdom and scholarship were like the sun, bringing light to the world. The chinese traveler hiuen tsang visited the court of harsha and wrote a very pleasing account of harshas justice and generosity. Hsuan tsang more often spelled xuanzang is a famous chinese buddhist scholar and pilgrim.

Whether it was the greek traveller megasthenes or the chinese travellers fa hien and hiuen tsang. Which was the most famous indian university during ancient times and. This important book contains the translation of original texts not. Aaron paul leads an allstar cast in the black book audio drama. Apr 01, 2015 in the recorded history, the first mention of khajuraho and its temples is found in travel book written by hiuen tsang, the famous chinese traveler who visited and remained in india during 629 to 645 ad. Hsuan tsang the epic visit to kamrupa and first account of. Hiuen tsang s work, the xiyu ji hsiyu chi, is the longest and most detailed account of the countries of central and south asia that has been bestowed upon posterity by a chinese buddhist pilgrim. Hiuen tsang in his account described kumar bhaskar varman as the the aristrocatic king of eastern india. A mahayana b hinayana c both a and b d none of these. This work is based on hsuantsangs hsiyushi or siyuki auch entitled buddhist records of the western world. From turfan to bamiyan, and from gandhara to prayag, hostile rulers and merciless thieves were rendered powerless by his calm courage. Hiuen tsang is a reputated chinese monk and scholar. A chinese traveller named hiuentsang came to india and he has referred to this country as bharat in his travel book. Though the dangers that he encountered were many he fulfilled his main objective undaunted by them.