Question

Read the passage below and answer the question:



9. What does the above passage show about Buddhism in India during the time of Fa Xian’s visit?:

(1 point)

Mahayana Buddhism was popular in India during the time of Fa Xian’s visit.

Buddhism was no longer a religion in India during the time of Fa Xian’s visit.

In India during the time of Fa Xian’s visit, Buddhism was only seen as a part of Hinduism and not a separate religion.

The purge of the Mahayana school of Buddhism had been successful by the time of Fa Xian's visit, leaving only Theravada Buddhists in India.

Answer 1

Mahayana Buddhism was popular in India during the time of Fa Xian’s visit.

Explanation: Fa Xian’s account describes many Mahayana monasteries, practices, and texts, indicating Mahayana was widely practiced rather than extinct or absorbed into Hinduism.