Asked: Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016medium Level
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QUESTION STATEMENT:द्विभाषी / Bilingual
चीनी तीर्थयात्री जिसने छठी शताब्दी में भारत दर्शन किया–
The Chinese pilgrim who visited India in the 6th century AD was:
SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
युआन च्वांग (ह्वेनसांग)
Xuanzang
B
फाह्यान
Faxian
C
सुंग युन
Song Yun
Correct
D
इत्सिंग
I-Tsing
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option C(सुंग युन)
चीनी बौद्ध भिक्षु 'सुंग युन' (Song Yun) ने 518 ईस्वी से 521 ईस्वी (छठी शताब्दी) के दौरान पश्चिमोत्तर भारत और गांधार की यात्रा की थी और 170 बौद्ध ग्रंथों की प्रतियां एकत्र की थीं। फाह्यान 5वीं शताब्दी (399-414 ईस्वी), ह्वेनसांग 7वीं शताब्दी (629-645 ईस्वी) तथा इत्सिंग 7वीं शताब्दी (671-695 ईस्वी) में आए थे।
Song Yun, an official envoy of the Northern Wei Empress of China, visited northern India (Gandhara and Udyana) between 518 and 521 AD in the early 6th century, collecting 170 Mahayana Buddhist scriptures. Faxian arrived in the 5th century, while Xuanzang and I-Tsing visited in the 7th century.
Subject: Indian History•Topic: History of Ancient India•Subtopic: Gupta and Post-Gupta Period
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