Which famous Chinese writer visited India in fifth century A.D.?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Fa-Hien
Fa-Hien (Faxian), a Chinese Buddhist monk, travelled to India in about 399–412 CE, in the reign of the Gupta king Chandragupta II. He came to collect Buddhist texts, and his account, A Record of Buddhist Kingdoms, describes the peace and prosperity of the Gupta empire.