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Xuanzang (Chinese: 玄奘; Wade–Giles: Hsüen Tsang; [ɕɥɛ̌n.tsâŋ]; 6 April 602 – 5 February 664), born Chen Hui or Chen Yi (陳褘 / 陳禕), also known by his Sanskrit Dharma name Mokṣadeva, [1] was a 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller, and translator.
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Metal images found were melted down. [5] The State Government of Bihar started a new archaeological excavation of the site in December 2009. The work unearthed ancient pottery, antiques, and the remains of a three-storeyed structure mentioned by Hiuen Tsang. Evidence of prayer halls and residential cells in the monastery have been found.
Metal images found were melted down. [7] The State Government of Bihar started a new archaeological excavation of the site in December 2009. The work unearthed ancient pottery, antiques, and the remains of a three-storeyed structure mentioned by Hiuen Tsang. Evidence of prayer halls and residential cells in the monastery have been found.
The Chinese traveller and Buddhist monk Hiuen Tsang visited Amaravati in 640 CE, stayed for some time and studied the Abhidhammapitakam. He wrote a enthusiastic account of the place, and the viharas and monasteries there. [21] It was still mentioned in Sri Lanka and Tibet as a centre of Esoteric Buddhism as late as the 14th century. [22]
In 2001, IKONOS satellite images confirmed a very large human gathering, [86] [87] with officials estimating 70 million people over the festival, [87] including more than 40 million on the busiest single day according to BBC News. [88] Another estimate states that about 30 million attended the 2001 Kumbh mela on the busiest mauni amavasya day ...
Hiuen Tsang who extensively traveled in India from 630-645 A.D. narrates that from Kalinga, he went north-west by hills and woods for about 1800 li to reach Kosal country which was 6000 li in circuit, surrounded by marshes and mountains with its capital city 40 li or 10 km in circuit. The soil of the country was rich and fertile, the towns and ...
The Chinese monk, Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) travelled from the country of Karnasubarna to a region in the present-day state of Orissa ruled by Shashanka. [3] There is mention of Pundravardhana being part of Gauda in certain ancient records. [6] Not much is known about the early life of Shashanka.