Traders Kings and Pilgrims — Social Studies STD 6 — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 6Social StudiesTraders Kings and Pilgrims5 Marks
Question
Discuss the Quest of the Chinese Pilgrims.
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Answer
The Quest of the Chinese Pilgrims are as follows:
As traders and merchants journeyed to distant lands in caravans and ships, pilgrims generally travelled with them. Several pilgrims from China visited India from time to time.
The best-known of the Chinese Buddhist pilgrims, is Fa Xian. He came to the subcontinent about 1600 years ago.
Another Chinese pilgrim, who is very popular in Indian history is Xuan Zang. He came to the subcontinent around 1400 years ago.
The third well-known Chinese pilgrim is I-Qing. He came about 50 years after Xuan Zang (or nearly 1350 years ago).
The above referred to all three Chinese pilgrims came to visit places associated with the life of the Buddha as well as famous monasteries.
Each of these pilgrims left an account of their journeys of the dangers they encountered on their travels, which generally took years, of the country and the monasteries that they visited, and the books they carried back with them.
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