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Q: When did the Chinese traveller ‘Sung Yun’ came to India?
  • A. 510 AD
  • B. 518 AD
  • C. 525 AD
  • D. 528 AD
Correct Answer: Option B - The Chinese traveller Sung Yun came to India in 518 (6th Century) and received copies of Buddhist texts in his 3 years of travel. It is known that Fa–hien was also a Chinese traveller, who travelled to India. Fa–hien came to the court of Chandragupta II 'Vikramaditya'. Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) came to India in 629 AD during the reign of Harshavardhana.
B. The Chinese traveller Sung Yun came to India in 518 (6th Century) and received copies of Buddhist texts in his 3 years of travel. It is known that Fa–hien was also a Chinese traveller, who travelled to India. Fa–hien came to the court of Chandragupta II 'Vikramaditya'. Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) came to India in 629 AD during the reign of Harshavardhana.

Explanations:

The Chinese traveller Sung Yun came to India in 518 (6th Century) and received copies of Buddhist texts in his 3 years of travel. It is known that Fa–hien was also a Chinese traveller, who travelled to India. Fa–hien came to the court of Chandragupta II 'Vikramaditya'. Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) came to India in 629 AD during the reign of Harshavardhana.