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When Buddhism spread to East Asia, pilgrims such as Fa Xian and Xuan Zang travelled all the way from China to India in search of texts. These they took back to their own country, where they were translated by scholars. Indian Buddhist teachers also travelled to faraway places, carrying texts to disseminate the teachings of the Buddha. Buddhist texts were preserved in manuscripts for several centuries in monasteries in different parts of Asia. Modern translations have been prepared from Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese and Tibetan texts.
Why did Buddhist teachers travel to faraway places?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → To circulate the teachings of the Buddha.
Option (1) So that Buddhism does not spread from India. — Incorrect. This is the reverse of their aim. The teachers travelled to spread Buddhism, not to stop it.
Option (2) To circulate the teachings of the Buddha. — Correct. Indian Buddhist teachers travelled to faraway places, carrying texts to disseminate the teachings of the Buddha. To disseminate means to spread or circulate.
Option (3) To write texts in other countries. — Incorrect. The teachers carried texts with them; they did not go abroad to write new ones.
Option (4) To bring the Chinese to India. — Incorrect. Chinese pilgrims such as Fa Xian and Xuan Zang came to India on their own, in search of texts. The Indian teachers went the other way, out of India.
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