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Topic:
Why did Chinese pilgrims come to India?
Subject: History
Class: 6th
Pilgrims are men and women who undertake journeys to holy places in order to offer worship.
Who were the pilgrims who visited India?
The best-known of these are the Chinese Buddhist pilgrims, Fa Xian, who came to the sub-continent about 1600 years ago, Xuan
Zang, who came around 1400 years ago
Why did the pilgrims visit India?
Fa-Hien was a Chinese Buddhist, was one of the pilgrims who visited India during the reign of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II. His main motive is to study the teachings of Gautama Buddha.He came through land route and went back through sea route.He came in search of Buddhist books of discipline during the reign of Chandra Gupta II.He also wrote his impressions of India.He reached India about 400 A.D. and visited Peshawar,Taxila,Mathura,Kannauj etc
The accounts of Fa Hien give a contemporary account of the administration of Chandragupta Vikramaditya( legendary king of gupta empire)
At Pataliputra, he saw and was impressed by Asoka’s palace so it is sure that Asoka’s palace was in existence even in the Gupta Era
He also describes about 1 stupa and 2 monasteries nearby , also ascribed to Asoka. He mentioned about 600-700 monks living there and learning their lectures from teachers from all quarters. He mentions that towns of Magadha were largest in the area of Gangetic Plains and he calls it central India. He mentions that there were a lot of charitable institutions, rest houses, and there was an excellent Free Hospital in the Capital which was provided by citizens. The poor and helpless patients suffering from all kinds of illnesses were taken care of and doctors attended them and they were given food and medicine as per their wants.
Hiuen Tsang-The primary aim of the visit of Hiuen Tsang to India was to gain knowledge of Buddhism and collect its religious texts.
The Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang visited India during the period of emperor Harsha(ruler of North india) through the Silk Route between AD 627-643. When he went back to China, he wrote a detailed description of India during the reign of Harsha in his book ‘Si-yu-ki’ or ‘Record of the Western Countries’.Hiuen Tsang praised emperor Harsha and his administration very much. He described him as a laborious king who travelled far and wide and contacted his subjects personally to look after their welfare and supervise his administration.
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