Indian History Part 3
Chapter 01 Indian History (Part 3) Chinese Sources Chinese travellers visited India mainly to study Buddhism and collect religious texts. Important Chinese Travellers Fa-Hien (Faxian) (399–414 AD) Visited during the reign of Chandragupta II (Gupta period). His book Fo-Kuo-Ki describes social, religious and economic conditions. He mentions that punishments were mild and people were generally prosperous. Hiuen Tsang (Xuanzang) (629–645 AD) Visited during Harshavardhana’s reign. His book Si-Yu-Ki (Records of the Western World) gives detailed information about political conditions, administration, Nalanda University, and Harsha’s empire. I-Tsing (Yijing) (671–695 AD) Visited India to study Buddhist texts. Provides information about Nalanda and Buddhist monasteries. Tibetan Sources Tibetan texts are mainly religious but useful for historical reconstruction. Taranatha’s History of Buddhism – Provides information about the spread of Buddhism in India. Tibetan chronicles contain refer...