Fa-hien (Faxian), the Chinese pilgrim, travelled to India during the reign of
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Chandragupta II
(c) Kumaragupta I
(d) Skandagupta
The correct answer is (b) Chandragupta II.
Fa-hien (also known as Faxian) was a Chinese Buddhist monk who traveled to India in the early 5th century CE (approximately 399-412 CE). He came to India to obtain Buddhist scriptures and visit sacred Buddhist sites. His journey occurred during the golden age of the Gupta Empire, which was ruled at that time by Chandragupta II (also known as Chandragupta Vikramaditya), who reigned from c. 375 to 415 CE.
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