Paper 1 · Higher Education
Which of the following Chinese travellers found a flourishing Nalanda University as a Buddhist centre of learning with a worldwide reputation and an entrance system for admission?
AHiuen-Tsang ✓ Correct
BFa-Hien
CMegasthenes
DNone of the above
Correct answer: (A) Hiuen-Tsang — Hiuen-Tsang found the flourishing Nalanda University, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Hiuen-Tsang found the flourishing Nalanda University, so that is the answer.
★Hiuen-Tsang was a Chinese traveller who came to India to study.
★He described Nalanda as a flourishing Buddhist centre with a worldwide name.
★So the traveller who found this flourishing Nalanda is Hiuen-Tsang.
★The other options did not give this account.
★So the answer is Hiuen-Tsang.
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