Consider the following statements:
1. The Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien attended the fourth Great Buddhist Council h

Question

Consider the following statements:
1. The Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien attended the fourth Great Buddhist Council held by Kanishka.
2. The Chinese pilgrim Huen-Tsangmet Harsha and found him to be antagonistic to Buddhism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is D because both statements are historically inaccurate.

Regarding Statement 1, the fourth Great Buddhist Council was held during the reign of Kanishka around the 1st century AD. However, the Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien visited India much later, during the reign of Chandragupta II in the 5th century AD. Therefore, Fa-Hien could not have attended the council.

Regarding Statement 2, Huen-Tsang did meet King Harsha Vardhana during the 7th century AD. However, he did not find Harsha antagonistic to Buddhism. On the contrary, Harsha was a great patron of Buddhism and held Huen-Tsang in high regard, even organizing the Kanauj Assembly to propagate Mahayana Buddhism.

Since both statements are false, the answer is neither 1 nor 2.

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1 only

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2 only

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Both 1 and 2

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Neither 1 nor 2

Consider the following statements: 1. The Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien attended the fourth Great Buddhist Council held by Kanishka. 2. The Chinese pilgrim Huen-Tsangmet Harsha and found him to be antagonistic to Buddhism. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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