Ancient Chinese Monk Describes Ancient India // 4th century Faxian // Primary Source
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- The journey of Faxian is one of the most incredible in human history. By foot, he traveled from his home in central China to the far away land of India - where he encountered a surprisingly tolerant society, some truly ancient ruins and the first recorded hospital.
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Oh please please do Portuguese describe ancient Zimbabwe .
There was no ancient India it’s only ancient tamil
The chinese drawing of a man in the thumbnail looks like the Boomer meme
India must be that mythical land everyone around the world was seeking but couldn't get to it due to natural barriers. It's straight out of a fairy tale
That's why it's called the centre of heavens by the Chinese
Slum lord wasn't happy foreigner visiting india
@@heydaddy2471 cry
@Nanjali Empire ☹️ but unfortunately CCP broke the 2000 years of brotherhood and friendship between Indians and Chinese 😞
@@debaprasad9379
Actually the Sikh Empire of India had already fought a war with the Qing dynasty of China before the CCP even existed.
You know your architecture rules when people from CHINA say it couldn't have been built by human hands.
Like Egyptian pyramids, those impossible Indian architecture were probably built by beings living on earth in the Atlantis era or earlier. Not our batch of humans. You could read Dolores Cannon's hypnosis transcripts to know why I speculate so.
Exactly imagine how great the architecture must be in that time that even that impressed chinese
@@hirenahir76200 that time china was rich but didn't have mastery in Architecture or navigation or medicine like India had. Even the kung fu to Chinese was taught by an Indian
Kung fu was not taught by an Indian or Bodhidharma. He taught Shaolin monks various breathing technics and meditation. Kungfu and martial art were developed for a long period of time by different monks from various warrior clans to protect shaolin temple
@@misira8256 You don't know anything even china accepts that. And old form of martial arts was found in South India you can search and too he gave meditation techniques or medical knowledge
As a westerner traveling to India with a vegetarian wife was awesome. Plenty of veggie cuisine.
I also noticed a lot of animals lived in urban areas without the people bothering them. Live and let live
At some Tier-3 or tier-2 towns, animals act like they own whole road, also they act as a road divider😅
@@mr.vengeance5083 meanwhile, in some countries if people see a wild animal that weighs 2 lbs strolling outside minding its business, all h311 breaks loose
@@trvth1s lmao i also wondered why we lived with animals with so much peace as compared to rest of the asia
Well yeah it must stink of shit
@@mr.vengeance5083 Especially cows, chilling and munching on highways lmao😂
This was indian subcontinent pre islam when afghan were buddist, hindu,pakistan were hindus but every thing changed from 9 century onworth.
@Washington Clinton Turks themselves accepted Islam for local peoples support when they came under Genghis Khan they accepted the religion of the place they governed and never cared about religion. The yuan dynasty in China was Buddhist but they didn't show mercy to anyone. And as for Spain it was conquered by Umayyad dynasty who were imperialist and abolished the political system of Islam and even in Spain they didn't persecute anyone and a fact that Jewsish cultural golden age started under Muslim rule of Spain and Christians were also tolerated. And u tell me if Hindus were persecuted why even today Hindus are a majority in most of India. Why r there Christians in Egypt when it was continuously ruled by Muslims for 1400 years. And also Arab Jews and Christians. Afghan Jews and Christians until now.
@Chino Mlle throwing around white like it's an insult...you idiot.
Islam ruined the world
@Mansoor Ahmed hahaha we all know how did afgans became Muslims, go to Google you idiot.
@Mansoor Ahmed Mughal tolerance was also partly based on pragmatism with the realisation that if Hindus were not allowed to practice their faith , they would come together and rebel , something which happened during Aurangzeb's time. This is not withstanding some Muslim ruler were truly tolerant kings (e.g. Akbar )
I am from the capital city of patliputra, sadly there are very less ruins left of the great empire. The nalanda library was burned by bakhtiyar khilji. 🥺 How great civilizations come to ruin.
He did not do that bhraman do that and tell khillji name because if he burned that.
So what about ajanta what about madhaypradech ther burned everything belonging to BUDDHIST bhraman did that every thing they destroy every BUDDHIST temple are renovate that in Hindu Mandir
@PIYUSH Jaiswal Ironically you are the only one who sounds like a fool in this comment thread.
@@kaushalkhotkar5578 chutiya kyu hai tu .
Brain ka ilaz karwa sale
We are also to blame. We have absolutely no care or regard for old buildings and monuments in India. Just go to Old Dehi or any old city. The historical building will be in ruins, if not infested with squatters. The British have done more to conserve our Monuments than we have to date in Modern India.
Born too late to explore the world, born too early to explore space 😔
Not that you would do either
Born just in time to browse dank meme
You are just lazy ma man
"I was born too late I was born too soon, every time i look at that ugly moon: it reminds me of me" - Violent Femmes "American Music"
Yup
We Indians read more or less about our ancient past.. but here I am delighted by the way ancient Chinese people used to see the world..
as a chinese american i think ancient india was arguably the GOAT. land of gods
Indian culture is so beautiful and sophisticated (coming from a Chinese)
Thank you. Many Chinede people agree India has greater culture than China.☺️
@@supahsmashbro i learn ancient Egypt in the B.C.s wasnt the only kingdom in Africa to have king & queen rulers other parts in africa had their powerful rulers to its just not talked about in the history books or channels
@@supahsmashbro i love all ancient civilizations
As a Indian this sounds like some kind of fantasy world. I did get a glimpse of ancient india when I went to thailand. Some of the old politeness and cultural courtesies were still there.
Just lament at the total chaos and greed in india since 8-9th century onwards.
I feel like thailand and cambodia is india locked in the glory ancient times of india.
Now most people don't go to Thailand for "Old politeness and cultural courtesies" i guess.
@@vignesh200 They do. That is another complain I have against my fellow indians especially the comedians. THey keep joking about how indians go there for "those reasons". If you go to thailand you see some of it but the culture is nothing sleazy and in fact when indians go there with such attitudes it reflects badly on them. I wish they stop spreading the "sex capital" image of thailand in India. Its wrong. Its no different then India being portrayed as this place where everything and everybody is out there to scam loot and cheat foreigners. Not all indians are like that. Thai culture is very polite and hospitable.
After Dutch & British colonization invasion & trade greed of pure capitalism. Ghandhi was a brief return to India roots.
@@klyanadkmorr So why are they still like that now?
i like the way this guy talks for the different historical people. he isnt doing a chineese accent but he sounds like an ancient monk
Well it's a translation of a ancient monk, so would be weird if he'd sound like a modern yoga mom.
How do you know what an ancient monk sounds like ?
Thomas Watkins watch the video mate you will know too
he is reading word for word so his speech pattern is that of whoever wrote the letters but yes i to appreciate him skipping any unnecessary accents
@@WeWuzWolvez279 use a time machine
4th century Indians: _We don't eat onions or garlic._
Modern Indians: *_Hold my chutney._*
BJP indians: Hold my Cowtail!
@@fidelcatsro6948
mullah hold my cameltail and pork.
I think that's mainly because they were not widely available in ancient Indian subcontinent; aren't onions from America?
@@YN-ld3mh actually it is because onions and garlic are considered tempting according to Ayurveda ! it comes under lowest of the three categories of food ! that is "tamasik"-the same category where meat is!! the middle one is rajasic, and the most noble category is satvik( pure vegetarian) !!
@Baljinder Singh actually it's clearly mentioned in vaishnavite sect of hinduism that one should avoid meat , fish , onion , garlic and red lentils( masoor dal) ! actually these are so rich in protein that they tend to heat up the body and interrupt the mental peace ! so more or less all the sects of Hinduism either banned or restricted eating these things ! which is still relevant but much loosened up!!
6:45 it's Ratha Yatra.
We still do this.
I felt the same thing
Yeah in Odisha we still do Ratha Jatra
Looks like they used to rath yatra in Bihar area too. probably stopped after islamic invasions. Odisha which managed to stop the invasions, continued the tradition.
That's why Kautilya said. Don't allow other culture or cults which don't respect your way of life
Exactly
So you worship Kautilya the man who already died and rotted and dust or Eternal God..? Stop worshipping Idols , its only for stupid people!!
"Idol worship is for the unintelligent people" (Bhagvad Gita Ch7 V20)
"Do not worship anyone besides him alone, praise him alone" (Rigveda,Book8,Hymn1,Verse 1)
@Hemant Adhikari tum log kya bakwas jhaad rahe ho🙄 tum jaison jisne na jaana hai na padha hai Islam ke bare main apni jahiliyat me Bharat ka sathyanas pel rahe ho
@@maryamkidwai2543 tu bhai jaha se aaya hai waha wapas chala ja bus. Baki bharat ka hum dekh lenge.
that's why we chinese accept Buddhism but reject Islam and Christianity, Buddhism doesn't require us to denounce our traditional Ancestor worship, we worship our ancestor together with Buddha (or Guangying, the Buddhist Mercy Goddess) on the same altar in our living room
As a hindu this makes me sad because its shows us how much we lost due to the invasions
He didn't mention anything about hinduism. It came later so stfu
@@kidnamedgrass haha it was sanatan dharam earlier that Brits named Hindus...lol if u don't know then just keep ur pathetic mouth shut...
@@ShinChan-cu8ns knowing the original name makes you smart huh? Saying hinduism or sanatan dharm means the same thing
it sounds north india was a paradise back in the day. rare to see with so many barbaric cultures around that time
@@kidnamedgrass 😂 we hindus made this civilisation
When Half of World GDP came from China and India, 'friendly' European merchants arrived.
It was the renaissance and industrial revolution that propelled Europe to ascendance. Colonialism wasn't really the cause of Europe's rise, it was the mere symptom.
@@BluntofHwicce don't forget looting of required resources from other places leading to massive famines
@@anilallipilli1569 India was in decline for centuries before the British arrived. It was the scientific and industrial revolutions which allowed Europeans to colonise Asia in the first place.
@@williamhk1847 yeah they looted just a small amount of $45 trillion from india
Industrial revolution and scientific advancement resulted in imperialism and conquest. They forgot to develop their empathy and humanity.
India was at its greatest 😍 .
Beautiful country ❤
India was a collection of countries like Europe today .
@@emiriebois2428 yep if Europe never colonised , there wont be a concept called india. Would have been a mess yes , but no united india.
ШИРИШ India may not have been politically one unit, but then the concept of a nation state itself is a relatively recent one and no nation including the European ones did existed until recently(relatively). But India as an idea is very ancient one. The identity 'Indian' is also an ancient one and a civilizational one like a Greek or a Chinese. There are ample proofs for this like the details of what is Bharath (India) and who is a Bharathiya(Indian) as given in Garuda Purana, Shankaracharya setting up four mutt's in four corners of the country, shaktipeeta's spread across India, the Concept of chakravartin, or all the dynasties originating in the subcontinent claiming decendence from either from suryavamsha or chandravamsha and so on.
Yes at its greatest with the chandalas
Keith Aryan actually that is factually incorrect under Mughal rule most of India was unified a kingdom
What a contrast to present times: (i) China India relations; (ii) how people braved the elements to seek wisdom in India in ancient times.
China and India don't get along currently just because of a border dispute. Peaceful neighbors for thousands of years, but a border dispute, rising nationalism, and Western(American) instigation and stirring the pot has India very hateful of China. But it will get better, they will be neighbors for another 5000 years
@@supahsmashbro Ah yes, by the time 5000 years have passed, China would have assimilated their neighbors.
damo went to china shaolin temple and taught teachings of wisdom in china also
Well, I hate to be 'THAT' guy but there were no Indo-Chinese relations, only Chinese Buddhists monk visited India. The reason why it was like this is because the Han Chinese considered themselves superior to others (Similarly how Aryans consider themselves superior).
Now this was actually valid from a certain point of view as the Chinese were far advanced compared to other civilizations, and never really cared about outside world(Except maybe for the Ming). This would actually come to strike them in the back after 19th century, a era which is referred in their history as "The century of humiliation" which lasted from 1849 to 1949.
@rahul Dio True, but there was never exchange of technology between the two civilizations. Gunpowder, invested in China was brought by Mongols and compasses were brought to India by European Merchants.
Whole country didnt kill any animal. Oh my God.. what a country what amazing country... I'm totally amazed
Mauryan dynasty
But Maurya wasn't the Muslim one?
Or was the Mughals who were Muslims? Yeah, I think so... My bad. Sorry. I have wrongly made the connection with the Maurs in Spain. Forgot that they didn't had the same name everywhere.
@@eeaotly Maurya was Hindu not Muslim
@@eeaotly Mauryans were before Christ. So was Buddhism. This narrative is of the time of King Ashok, again the period before Christ. Muslims came to India, after the birth of Islam in 6th/7th A.D.Muslims came more than a 1000yrs after the period of this narrative. even today many Indians have the Title ( i.e Last name ) as Maurya.
As an Indian, it's great to observe varied perceptions of our land and history. Every traveler had his own story... From Fa-hien to Steve jobs. Land of mystics.... Forever
I'm Canadian and would love to visit India one day and see the ancient sites. I would love to see the ancient Hindu temples. I do have a question though, are non Hindus allowed into the temples to see inside? Here in Canada the Shiks allow non Shiks into the temples for certain occasions. They will feed the hungry and homeless people and offer shelter to the homeless when it get very cold during the winter time.
@@sinisterminister6478 ofcourse u can. U would be surprised to see many non Indians non Hindus taking a detour of our religious places. Many famous temples, if u want to see. I would suggest temples in our South. Amazing architecture and sights. U are welcome anytime.
@@mayurkumar6250 Awesome. Thank you very much my friend. That will definitely be on the top of my bucket list. You are more than welcome to come to Canada as well my friend. We'd love to have you.🇮🇳🇨🇦🇮🇳🇨🇦🇮🇳🇨🇦🇮🇳🇨🇦
@Hernando Malinche haha.. we have always cherished knowledge and the quest of its. As an Indian it's my duty to contribute to the intellectual growth of the mankind and learn as well. We have glorious past so we show it.. it's not mediaeval mindset. tell me amigo, what do you have to show? Apart from inquisition and colonization... 😉😉
@Hernando Malinche Spain has done a lot of achievements for its size agrreed.
I am not sure when you came to India,if you visit delhi, mumbai, bangalore, goa today there women everywhere travelling running their own business etc. The draconian viewpoint you are exhibiting is something brain-washing by the media, India is not afghanistan. Yes we have harrasment issues, in time things will change.
Coming to anti-islam 80% of India doesnt care if ur Hindu or Muslim or whatever. Its just in areas which have history of religious conflicts get go agst each other.
You might not realize that in Muslim dominated areas Hindus in India are persecuted. Generally all of the problems which is exhibited to Far Right politics on both sides of the spectrum which is the only things reported by Western Media.
India is too complex too diverse to understand. yes we alot of problems bcoz we are not developed, as time changes things will change. We are not yet a first world country but we are striving to be there. Hope you understand we are gng throught the transitionary phase which Japan went thru in the past.
Having a open mind will help you see thru what we really are
Being an Indian I just want to go back in time and live there . 😌😭.
It must have been the most beautiful land on whole earth 🌎
I would like to see that,and also the face when you realise there is no return, you are the citizen of the 21 century, never you could comprehend how different those people are, the ancient ones, their ways would become too brute for you, your politeness and way of life they will perceive differently.
You only know that world from the literature written by a unknown read , understood and interpreted by your imaginations, look around you, how different strains of group in one religion following a same book, but interpreted differently 🤷🏻 fantasy is nice but don’t replace your reality.
In Hinduism, time is cyclical, so after we've managed to survive this messy Kali Yuga and the planet has fully recovered, the glorious era of Satya Yuga will be repeated once again and things will be just as mystical/magical as this.
@@loremipsum980 magical or mystical, no one you know or yourself will ever witness it. No one can predict what the future is, civilizations who predicted earlier does not exist to witness the present and neither will our civilization be present to witness our predictions of the future.
Just live and move on with a faith, whatever you believe is true, because no one will prove or disprove anyone's faith or beliefs.
If I believe ayan calendar (if it predicts 2300), it is old text right and prehistoric ,so no one can disprove or prove it.
Live and think to make the current world around you a better place and don't live a selfish life justifying it is a kali yug. don't be that kali just because it is kaliyug😅
Great and inspiring
When we cannot go back to what were better times, we need to go forward and make those times the best.
I don't know much about India, but one of gold liked treasure and wisdom from India brought to China over one thousand yrs ago, and later had widely spread to rest of the world in 21st century is the " Prajna Paramita hindayana sutram " I though the Sanskrit version is gold although only through the translation meanings of it. I want to express my deep appreciation to India civilization for such a gift of this sutram ! 🙏🙏🙏
Two oldest continuous living civilisation. 🌼
Chinese is communist nation they did not have chinse civilisation
@@chitranjankumarkushwaha4259 lol sure keep telling yourself that
@@Kuro-wb8ue if you say so... it won't change the facts in China. Truths will last the longest. We will see
@@papercrease7308 According to U.N. out of 46 ancient cultures India is the only one that survived .
One brought about SARS AND COVID to mankind...
The other detoured and strayed away from the teachings of their own Veda that says Idol worship is WRONG!!
Im clapping my hands in tears for both of them!!
6:47 "Every year on the 8th day in the 2nd month, they celebrate a procession of images"
I believe this is a description of Shiva Ratri (the night of Shiva)
Faxian is likely using the Chinese calendar when speaking to his Chinese audience. The equivalent day on the Hindu calendar would be the 8th day of the bright fortnight in the month of Phalguni. This is five days before Shiva Ratri, one of the largest Hindu festivals.
It may be processions of the various deities of Pataliputra began in the week leading up to the festival.
Faxian further describes continuous overnight worship at 7:35. He describes this as happening all throughout India, which it still does to this day on Shiva Ratri.
It could be other festivals too. There are many calendars in India and Phalgun is not the second month in many of those. It could be Durga Puja/ Navaratri which happens on literally the 8th day of the waning lunar fortnight in Ashwin (September-October) or, as per older traditions, in Chaitra (March-April). Processions remind one of Ratha Yatra. It can also be some ancient festival now forgotten or celebrated differently
@@ssam00 no it's shiva rathri
He is right
Maha shila ratti.....😂
@@zczwz yeah this is awesome SHIVRATRI falls generally in late February or early March
I am very delighted and happy that we somehow are able to still continue our ancient tradition and festivals
Great to know Buddy, thanks!
These clips have now become addictive. I just can't stop playing them. How fascinating. The narrators voice really brings the imagery of the lost past to life. Absolutely excellent.
Ikr one was in my recommended, n now I'm hooked. Like u said trying to picture these people's encounters way back then that they're describing is pretty cool. This channel deserves a few million subs. I'll be sharing it for sure
It's called the lockdown effect
That was the golden period of India when it was the most prosperous and culturally rich country in the world. Things changed after first the Islamic and later British invasions leading to looting and destructions that left it impoverished.
Gupta empire was golden period not this.
@Catch_Me_If_You_Can , when the British colonizers came, India was a rich country contributing 23% to the world economy. And after 200 years of treating India as a cash cow, they left it poverty-stricken. Where do you think the British royals gained all their wealth from?
I agree but to me the most saddest thing is that the Indien themselves have long neglected their heritage . Hopefully young generations of Indiens will rediscovere the magnificent heritage of India so many foreign travelers have praised…..
@@drbipasha lol ..... India was also richest before 15th century back to 1AD ..... It's just because of the decline of yan dynasty in China , india again got that richest rank for 23 years after 15th century
Brahmins and shirtriya also destroyed india
Hinduism have the Tamsik and Satvik classification of food based on Ayurveda and Yogic literature. Onion, Garlic along with meat are considered Tamsik which cause laziness and loss of energy, opposite of satvik and hence to be avoided.
What a load of bull crap, the whole west got where it is because they ate meat and conquered Arctic to Antarctica, your ancient medicinal crap only applies to weak and malnourished Indians.
Too Nice.... why jealous bro. India (Bharata) was great and will be great . The food system (satvik) is for the mind.
@@vishnuvardhan3047 Why would I be jealous I'm Indian myself but this type of hindu superstitions have Indians weak, even China is 100 years ahead of India. You will never make a better future if you keep clinging to the glories of the past.
@@toonice3494 yeah I know Indians like u are still in slavery phase come out bro we are free u don't need validation from West to prove that Ayurveda is great system of medicine .
@@toonice3494 the glory of past is the base of a glorious present and future if not then people would not look for the background for the mere purpose of marriage where past should be neglected and the future should be established with a new start. Remember every future path is the very action of the past and your past decisions. To build a future, past is as important as the present. So instead of asking why a certain thing happens to me ask yourself what did i do in past for such a thing to happen....and believe me your inner voice will answer you immediately ...from my personal experience buddy. Hope you have a bright future.
There is a travel log named 往五天竺國傳, written by a Korean Buddhist Monk who travel to Inida in year 723 - 727/728 CE.
He never return back to Korea, and spent his last years in China. but the book was rediscovered in early 20th Century.
according to this travel log, Buddism was already more or less disappeared in India by his time.
The shaivits and adi Shankara erased Buddhism in India with there philosophy of Advaita
Interesting, thanks for the info.
@@indrason6974 lol ur comments doesn't make any sense
@@ss-cw6he it must be your cellphone because my comment is clear
@@indrason6974 😁😂😁😂 good answer.
While in Pataliputra, Fa Xian observed a festival during which the people built gigantic four-wheel wagons and then built towers on them that were five storeys high. They then covered the towers in fine white linen and decorated them with canopies of embroidered silk. He says that the people placed idols of their gods within these structures and images of the Buddha on the corners of the wagons.
On the day of the festival, twenty such wagons would be pulled through the city in a grand procession. Devotees from everywhere, ranging from the royal family to the poor, were part of the festivities. They offered prayers and flowers to the gods and lit lamps in the evening. The whole city became like a fair ground with amusements and games. On this day, the rich made generous donations to the poor and physicians even held free health clinics for them.
This shows how the marxists made up fake enmity between Buddhists and Sanatana Dharmiks.
@Ar S Wrong.
Always Marxist lol when Marx wasn’t even born yet
@@jncc1701 Comprehension skill deficiency?
I think they were referring to Jagannath Rath Yathra
@@hemanthbt in Bihar?
Both India and China are really beautiful countries! 🇨🇳❤️🇮🇳
Not china
@@ctynwbraygalm nope u hate China becoz u r racist all the nations especially Persia, ancient India(Bharat), ancient China are very beautiful in terms of civilization
india and china are eternal superpowers💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💲💲
Russia, India, China, Iran, Japan, as an American these are my favorite countries. India has a special place in my heart it's a very unique country and culture. So much pious people and diversity in the realest sense of the word.
@༼ཆ༽ Japan is not even a major world power, forget about it being a superpower 🤣🤣
Great, that is the first time to watch an India-China video without any hate comment between India and China. At least ancient India & Ancient China can be friends. Even though Morden India and Morden China have many arguments. Hope Future India and Future China can have chance to be friends again.
Nor India or its habitants hate China... It's the greed of CCP that we have beef with.
Beautiful 😍
WOW!! Such a nice comment ❤
It’s Chinese ccp fault. 😊
make china a democracy and you will see true meaning of allies...
I love China. We two greatest and most ancient civilizations have millenniums of understanding, mutual respect and peace. We must preserve it.
@Vincent Vermeer I love your deep penetrating insight. You are absolutely right.
That is why it is said the Gupta empire was the golden period of India. In terms of human achievement be it materially as well as by intellectually and spiritually it far exceeded even the Mauryas or anything that followed.
They were all buddhist kings
@@privilegedindiansrworsthum8408 lol, the guptas were orthodox hindus, although they provided patronage to buddhism as well....
Taking history lesson would be good for you rather than reading whatsapp forwards....
@@privilegedindiansrworsthum8408 guptas were orthodox hindus, not buddhist
What about the Indus valley civilization
@@me.arbaazkhatib No one knows what Indus valley produced as arts or literature or philosophy or religion.
The time when Nalanda wasn't burnt, it was golden period of northern India especially Bihar
@Tsheringdiki Sherpa .. Hindu community 😂😂😂 are u nuts ??
@Tsheringdiki Sherpa bro i think you don't know about indian
We hindu or buddhist are same in that time
We love each othe we transfar knowledge
You new converted animal don't have any idea about the respect between hindu and buddhism
Budha came for hindus to teach simply way of nirvana we hindu have so many path or nirvana budha have one of them
@Tsheringdiki Sherpa donkey it was built by Gupta empire who were Hindu later it because learning center of Hindu as well as buddhist it was destroyed by bakhtiyar khilji.
@@sahilparwani1920 it was built by the demand of ashoka the great and burned by hindu and Muslim leader. Even Taxila is a Buddhist university which was destroyed by huns in the 5th century
@@Healthandstrength57 it was built by gupta hindu dynasty.
It feels so nice to hear these sort of things. I just watched the "Indian in England" video. School teaches us to except prejudice and blood when two civilizations meet, but these are tales of wonder and beauty.
"History is created by historians..."
I'm a history student, this my experience with historical studies 😊
The state Bihar was one of the most prosperous & advanced regions of the world. Now it is one of the most poorest regions of the world comparable to sub Saharan Africa. 😔
Biharis are great paan eaters
@@erennn1620 After eating paan, they become great painters too. 😂
Stop voting on the basis of jaati. Be hindus to elect the rulers and see the change. Wish you bright future.
filthy,dirty, poor
As long as politicians like nitish kumar and lalu prasad yadav exist, Bihar can never move forward.
*Title shouldve been: Chinese Monk's ancient Trip Advisor Review of India*
Lol
czcams.com/video/s0GbpfLgPJ0/video.html
Hehe yeah
Lmao 😆😆
Yup 😂
In fact, Chinese writing has been used for thousands of years due to the preservation of Chinese culture. Many Chinese records of other countries can be found in ancient Chinese books. The closer you are to China, the more detailed the records will be, this is very useful for studying the history of other countries
I did not realize that the tradition of not eating garlic and onion started so long ago. In Taiwan, vegetarians still do not eat garlic and onion. I always wonder how that started.
Actually onion amd Garlic were never eaten by Holy men in India as it was consider that they increase sexual desires.
@@pkgpk5564 bad odour in mouth🤮🤢
@@pkgpk5564 Not to mention, harvesting root vegetables also decimates a huge number of microscopic or tiny organisms, present in the soil.
@@pkgpk5564 jains and some sects of hindus still don't eat them...🎉
Felt like I was right alongside him in his journey. Wonderfully descriptive.
FYI, the first little kingdom mentioned as 'Tolay' or something -in Middle Chinese 'Dalek'- is a transcription of 'Darada' in Sanskrit.
BTW, the Hindus River memtioned, in its original Chinese script, is Sindu River, aka Sindhu in Sanskrit.
Indus river?
@@MrHumanforlife yes, it's a typo
@@MrHumanforlife thank you for correcting
@@georgiusagricola4720 ...well the Indus was pronounced as hindus in the middle East...
How do you draw a line across words? Did using a phone or a pc?
The ancient Chinese buddhists respected the honorable Indian culture, however the same cannot be said for the Muslims who invaded. The wealth in India must have been incredible before it was stolen by the “religion of peace.”
How did they stole?
Those islamic empire are literally indian
They were based in india and got mixed with indians
India was extremely rich under muslim rulers as well. They did not destroy the country
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go read zafarnama
@@user-uj2tk2tv3z 😂😂😂 libturd
Galti se madrasa me to nhi pada hai
Ancient China and ancient India feel like worlds not from this planet the look and cultures of everything is so difrent
Yup, back when "fantasy worlds" actually existed on our planet. Traces of them still somewhat exist in their modern media though, especially in Chinese media involving historical and supernatural elements.
Seems like he liked his stay there.
There is a south Indian temple where Faxian is even carved on walls of Mahabalipuram
Studying in India in ancient China was like studying in Oxbridge/ivy nowadays lol
@SS The priests claim that it was a picture of faxian
of course he used Trivago app!!
@@arnoldussineamico498 only for buddhists though, confucians or taoists couldn't care less about India
Fa-hien and huenTsang was also the great travellers of ancient India!
And a Korean monk Huichao
@@liyawei You're right.
Fa Hien is the same as Faxian
When asia was at peace, there was prosperity for everyone. I hope some day India and China ones again respect each other which will bring lost peace and prosperity back to asia. A dream maybe....
In only India's ruling elites (politicians) stop being anti-Chinese.
@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 Well I'll not argue with you. But there is a saying here in India - You need two hands to clap.
@ШИРИШ
Not true. I regularly follow PROC state media and they avoid doing such demagoguery towards India and Indian people.
@Gerald of rivia
Wrong. It's the habit of the Chinese, but the habit of the American Deep State.
I don't think this should happen after Corona outbreak
I love this channel. Not many documentaries will directly quote primary sources like this.
Easily one of my favorite channels on the CZcams. It makes history feel alive.
"Go west and find the Buddhist scriptures"
Monkey King Sun Wukong: bows three times
Journey to the West was inspired by the travels of Xuanzong, who was in turn inspired to undertake his journey by Faxian's accounts from a few centuries earlier, so there's a good reason for the similarity.
Some ppl saying that Monkey King Sun WuKong actually is Lord Hanuman ( a Hindu god), if u read both Chinese n Indian history, they were like best friends forever.
@@hoangjenq3435
I have heard that monkey king is based on lord Hanuman (wiki)
So not the same
@@hoangjenq3435 not really they are very different. Look at their powers
2:20
KASHMIR WAS A BRAHMINS LAND WHICH WAS CAPTURED DURING MUGHALS ERA
I ALREADY KNEW IT EARLIER
Jaipur Joint
Obviously. Hinduism existed far before Islam.
Not just Kashmir, The Ancient Hindu Scripture of Mahabharata mentions the Ancient Kingdoms of Bharatavarsha and surrounding Foreign Kingdoms :
- Daarada (Uzbekistan), A Kingdom where Archer Hero Arjuna took a bride during his exile of 13 years
- Gaandhara (Afghanistan), The Kingdom of Gandhari who was wife of an Ancient Kuru Emperor - Dhritarashtra
- Parama Kambhoja (Persia), The Kingdom which fought in the Mahabharat War and sided with Kauravas, Known for its Handsome and Courageous Men
- Uttara Kuru (Kyrgyzstan), A Kingdom from where Bheeshma kidnapped 3 Brides from Swayamvara, This Practice of "Bride Kidnapping" exists even today in Kyrgyzstan !!!
- Bahalika (Balkans), A Location where Krishna and his Clan of Yadavas ended up migrating towards and meeting a Fateful end in a Civil War, Killing each other in Wars
@@hindurashtra63 till recently the balkans were fighting each other
@Kite go do some research kid there still is a district called kandhar named after gandhar in Afghanistan
@@hindurashtra63 kamboja is kabul not persia
"I was born in the right country but at the wrong time."
Pre-islam indian subcontinent was amazing 😍🤩
@Rana Singh 😅
That's a bit rude bro
Not all were/are such bad
@Crazy Joe Taj Mahal was actually a Hindu temple :))
Crazy Joe your acting like shah Jansen or what ever his fucking name was created it, it was Hindu architects that designed it and Hindus who constructed it. After all there effort and contribution he cut out there eyes. Yes keep on telling yourself Islamic followers are all good people
@Crazy Joe halala ki paidaish nikal yaha se
@@suhani551 yeah sure bub!! Temple lmao
May all beings be well and free of suffering.
Word!
Sam?
A fine sentiment.
Cheers, Tim.
If only :c
What's with the Bollywood sound track? Instead of using a piece of classical music or maybe Buddhist prayer chants.
Ikr. It sounds cringy. These people have to put peppy Bollywood sound tracks in every damn video on India
You mean copy cut paste chants
It might have something to do with the availability of royalty free musics. Royalty free musics have limited libraries and are usually very generic sounding. Most professionally recorded chants or traditional music need copyright clearance/permission to use and they cost a lot. Even simply grabbing music from, say, other CZcams videos or your CDs, to use in your video is considered copyright infringement. Smaller or personal channels might get away with using copyrighted music but channels that wish to grow know to avoid them for the risk of copyright claims.
Gupta period was the Hindu period
@@Phill753 mature Gupta period, he came in early phases when shramic school was still influential
fantastic .. I love these stories .. the description of the society and how people are happy and the ‘hospitals’ really uplifted me
It's all gone.
I love these videos. It's like time traveling. Thank you so much for making them.
4th Century is too modern for India...
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If u want to know India, you need to go further back...🇮🇳
But the modern India has little to do with the ancient India.
@Why Why Why Why Joe 'Groper' Biden .we have people here in CALIFORNIA DOING OPEN DEFECATION AND LIVING IN SLUMS.
Yes, Faxian saw the antiques of Mauryan palace...
India the golden flower from whose petals the world built its fancy capitals.
Turks, Greeks Brits Portuguese Dutch Frenchie Persia Afgans Saudis every possible asshole invaded India and later their hands on our wealth
Mind this too before blaming.
@@xqliu9356 still hasn't lost it's ancient culture unlike China which has completely lost it's ancient chinese culture
A quick disclaimer!!!
When an buddhist traveler says anything about buddhist kings or temples in India , he is talking about Hindu kings and temples not buddhist. Because they had tendency to claim great hindu rulers and temples as buddhist.
no they're not
Agreed, people tend to mix them up.
Well said
@@user-qs4bh8so8n yes they were
So ignorant
Even Chinese people learned from ancient India. But as an Indian. Modern India looks like a predecessor of ancient India. Rich culture destroyed by the mughal empire and English people.
and democracy/fascism atm
India, land of knowledge and seeking. More ancient then the legend itself.
Destroyed by the invaders and Colonisation
India was the golden land of Buddha, kaliyuga came with brahminism.
@@saddha1 u r brainwashed.
About onions... Onions and garlic are not considered "satvic" food along with non vegeterian food alcohol etc.., means these foods are not helpful in attaining spritual enhancement and moksha/nirvana.. The ultimate spritual state in hinduism, jainism and buddhism.. Even present day many temples don't cook food containing these,also some hingher caste brhamanas in india dont take those, also jains.
Onions and garlic like foods tend to increase libido....that's why its not used
mdzaid Hasan we don’t consume negative pranic food, and that does not make sense to you
Many higher castes are corrupt these days. Seen those guys? They seem more like muslims now.
Indians have low immunity - with common difficiency of vitamin D (what comes with darker skin affecting weaker sun exposure to create vitamin D in body, but also not eating meat, but i hope they eat fish at least) and vitamin B12. This combined with aversion to eat the best natural antibiotic - garlic, and imunity boosting onions doesn't sound good in face of the global viral corona infection.
At least they aren't obese as Americans what saves them a bit.
Ebrelus Indians and low immunity? What are you getting at?
When the rest of the world was guided by the dictum, "Might is Right", this land chose to tread the path of Dharma which ensured fair treatment even to animals!
Fascinating land! Fascinating people!
Faxian took his very rare heroic ordeal journey, and he is a very superb travelogue of all time. Even the national museums throughout India have taken a lot of passages from his written records as the inscribes of archeological objects. I always revere him with heart. Thanks for your interesting video clip.
At 6:47 I think he meant the "jagannath rath yatra", the structures are pretty high on a chariot, also they do have images.
1 of your vids popped up in my recommended. Awesome awesome stuff here. To hear these perspectives n trying to picture it all back then is pretty cool. Got yourself a new subscriber here
Thanks . I hope India continues to move ahead. Living in the past does not help. It's currently in the same situation as Bosnia and Herzegovina. Multiple ethnic groups that don't trust each other.
You are British
Right?
Only 19% are deferent and we clean them any time no problem
Wrong. Please you don't know anything about India's condition or even it's History(Itihass). Please don't compare to other countries . And don't give advice without knowing the situation.
You know nothing about Islamic invasions.or British Colonisation. Even after that how our civilizations spirit is being shackled by demonic forces.
Not really
Many hostile ethnic groups in the same region have long histories of invading, warring, backstabbing, g€nociding, & selling each other out to Parasitic Foreigners so their group can dominate.
Happened with the Scottish in Ireland, the Mughals, the British Raj, the Tutsi, the Manchus, the Tagalogs, the Balkan groups like the Serbs, & many many others around the world. Its still happening today.
India was at its golden age. Then came ISLAM from the desert, and they destroyed everything from the mentioned libraries to the culture itself to an extent. Finally the nail to the coffin came in the form of British, and the flourishing indian culture was reduced to mere poverty.
India is recovering now, let it reach her former glory and spread the message of peace once more as she did in the ancient times.
also nehru and other leftist did they best to put as much dust over the coffin as they can... hopefully now things can change for better as leftist are in decline
@@nagarkotiprashant318 leftist combined with commies still control media and education producing pseudo liberals and intellectuals
Soon, the change has started. Har Har Mahadev 🙏
Nah they only destroyed parts we call today Pakistan and Bangladesh which thankfully got separated in 1947 .
Pakistan = Wannabe Arabs .
I biggest problem with the education system is that they try connecting caste system with religion, when in actuality, nor did Ram or Krishna discriminate with anyone, sure they didn't allow people to become warriors but they didn't say your untouchables nor anything like that. And one more thing is Hindu have now stop following caste system.
Hello again. Thanks for doing what you do. Takes me away for a short break everytime. It's a great escape with no risk of COVID 19.
Vaishyas were/are traders, merchants, farmers etc. Ashoka, as a ruler, was kshatriya.
He didn't come at the time of Ashoka
Kamalakannan A R Ashoka was mentioned, but the same applies to Chandragupta. But that’s a surprising fact for me- in fact, they came from vaishya caste!
Be careful there was three chandragupta
Chandragupta moryan
Chandragupt a the 1st . Gupta
Chandragupt a the 2nd gupta
@@anandatd whoever holds the power is the KING, other things doesn't matter.
@Magnus Sura i already know what you said but i have to cross your one point during gupta era Buddhism also get patronage like nalanda university flourish in gupta era and became buddhist activities center
That time there were no any ism
Their was many guru who had own followings .🤔
I like how this was posted 2 hours after I was just searching for a video just like this, and couldn't find one. Thank you.
What a luck
Take me to ancient India!!
You'll become a chandala there , are u sure?.
@Vidhya Dhara it was a joke, don't take it seriously.
@@noname13years62 lollllll
@@noname13years62 😂😂😂
Mauryan and Gupta period were Golden period in indian history. Ofcourse there were many great kingdoms but under these two kingdoms India or Bharat flourished in every dimensions. Mauryan King Chandragupta Maurya left everything including his kingdom and became a monk under Jainism. His grandson Ashoka became Buddhist and spread Buddhism to China , Korea , South East Asia and Greece.
Who reasearched,edited and produced these documents. What a great job!
7:57 They had ancient healthcare and hospitals
Really a best channel for the truth how India was! I loved your channel
This man needs more subscribers this is 🔥
The ending self reflecting segment strikes me as shockingly modern. Must have been a most incredible individual.
China has always been a big and relatively populous region with an incredibly long history, so it's not surprising that there have been some really larger-than-life culture heroes there- Anyone will land more bullseyes throwing a thousand darts than throwing ten. But they didn't have a monopoly on that. For example, Rome famously had Marcus Aurelius, who was both an emperor and a scholar, and doggedly humble.
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check budda, mahavira, shankaracharya, bahubhali(not the movie guy)
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Bahubali of which dynasty or time period
Can you be more specific
profound thoughts, and ideas are timeless. Neither modern, nor ancient.
Reminds me just how I miss my love of reading ,and the power of words.Mother India ,always amazes.
A beautiful telling of this wonderful treasure from the past. My journeys to India enriched by this poetic telling
from an ancient fellow traveler.
Sadly now India is not same anymore. We struggle to get fresh air and open space
Watch RAMAYAN and MAHABHARAT just to get a glimpse of Royalty, Greatness, Sacrifices, Dharma, Richness, Rules, Duties, Culture, Traditions, Customs of INDIA🇮🇳
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1 warrior could destroy earth completely with 1 single arrow, if I speak of power.
1 Man could sacrifice any of his things, even life for others.
1 Man could happily fight even God and die just to keep his small promise.
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till now you only know 330 million gods and goddesses and Caste system. Am I right??😁
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India history is greater than Anything.
It's not 330 millions it's 33 koti (types)
@@gauthamkshatriya2953 yeah, I don't know why people say 330milion
@@gauthamkshatriya2953 It's 33 khoti (donkey) types
@Varun who do you think you are explaining too.
Some random asshole who believes in sky book?
330illion . Is wrong. It's 33 gods . You must search and study it and not spread absurdity.
These 4th-century accounts, similar to those of Huen Tsang who traveled to India in the 7th century, give a vivid picture of India before Islamic invasions. A prosperous country, with the bounty of nature, an organized system of government in individual kingdoms, and religious harmony.
Alas! It didn't last.
It was very prosperous in the mughal times as well. India’s poverty is very recent, during british rule
Indeed. Those were the good times. 😊👍
@masterdeetectiv9520 Mughals were homeless since they settled here. However, Mahmood Gaznavi, etc. before them and Nadir Shah after them only looted us. British finished us because they used our agro-economy to serve their colonial ambitions. Until then, India had never known any famines. For the most notorious of them, the Bengal Famine, which killed millions of Indians, only one person is solely responsible: WINSTON CHURCHILL!!!
Ashoka was really cool.
Ashoka of the Maurian empire ?
No he came in to GUPTA EMPIRE WHICH IS MULTI RELIGIOUS MORE POWERFUL THEN MAURYON .
THEY ENDED KUSHAN SAKA OR SYTHIANS PARTHIAN ......OTHER RULES IN INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
........MANY UNIVERSITIES ESTABLISHED ART SCIENCE .....ETC DEVELOPMENT OCCURRED VERY RAPIDLY
Nope Ashoka was a violent religious bigot.
@char ra Earlier he was violent ,but later he became compassionate ruler
@char ra He converted to Buddhism later and is said to have done compassionate things afterwards according to Ashokan edicts
This is more honest than most news reporting outlets today!
I am crying now looking at the history of India and comparing it to mordern india😥
Brahmins caste system destroyed and still doing same to India
@@sys9208 Keep barking
MULA HUNTER woof woof
Ask Babylon(Iraq) Egypt, Syria, Italien(Rome). India is not the worst.
Modern India is still much more advanced than ancient India. This is an ancient Chinese monk being impressed by a region that is relatively more advanced than what he's used to back home. That doesn't mean it was advanced by our standards. The only reason we think we're backward today is because we compare ourselves to advanced first world nations. It's all about who you're comparing yourself to. An average Indian today has a much better life than an average Indian in the 4th century. But the 4th century (higher caste) Indian had a better life than a Chinese contemporary. Like an average Australian has a better life today than an Indian contemporary.
Awesome content and fascinating ancient details !!! Emperor Ashoka was a very unique and enlightened soul !!!!
Thank Indian for having gave us philosophie thoughts.
Can I ask, how did you get this much subscribers?
The voice is so calming I fell asleep for minutes....😁
Chanah N. I didn’t sleep but it sure is calming and relaxing . We should use him on Corvin 19 updates .
@@richardputz3233 Yea good idea.
@@richardputz3233 what the heck is corvin 19
@@glorifiedtoasterwithlegs2294 he says covid 19 bro
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Love these.....real voices from their letters, real travelers.
Very interesting and worthwhile video.
You are doing a great job!
Great narration and cinematography 👍
Jai Shri Ram 🙏🕉 Just happy that few channels at least highlight the importance of ancient Bharatvarsh (India) in their videos. Thanks a ton !
History Time pura channel video dekhna
you should compile these videos into a book. that would be amazing. i would 100% buy it
i love your stories, makes me feel as if i am there within the stories. ive always wondered if they are true readings or works of your own
No doubt Islamic invasion and destruction of India and its great centre of learning such as Nalanda, is the biggest crime against humanity and peace in the world. India would have been an amazing nation with its Dharmic roots.
@Muneer Khan Ha Ha do you even know Marathas.They crushed the Muslims like a Grape.
Badass Hindu They crushed an already destitute and near-crumbling empire, which is why they gained control fast. It’s calling “striking when the iron is hot”. Let’s not forget that the last time a Hindu sovereign took control of the Delhi throne, a reign which lasted for a few weeks, he was beaten and dethroned by the army of a mere 13 year old boy.
@@Badakhsxx well they also forced ur forefathers to convert into islam by hook or crook...ur forefathers were timid and get converted...well by the way ,it's about history of Hinduism and ancient india while ur history just started with 7 century in arab and in india with 12 century
@@Badakhsxx n I don't know why are u celebrating those demons who crushed india and killed lakhs of Hindus and forced many to change their religion...
It is sad for people living now in Pakistan , Bangladesh and India that instead of celebrating their common history and their common ancestors , they are only capable of hating each other. How great would it be for Indien subcontinent, if they can overcome the division and restore the high socio-economic and environmental development that ancient India had achieved!? Yes foreign invations was the main reason why India lost her greatness but Indians have fair share in this tragedy because they did not care for their heritage!!! Hopefully young generation of Indiens will rediscover and restore the knowledge of their ancestors . Combining new scientific and technological knowhow with ancient wisdom knowledge, India would definitely shine beyond her borders and could a light in the “ darkness” the modern ego centric world!!!
So different from modern day India, ruined and destroyed mainly by Mughals. It is said that the first mosque built in Delhi, the "Quwwat al-Islam" (near Qutb Minar) was built after the Jain temples. Jain's who do not even wish to harm an ant, those are the temples which were first destroyed.
That's the paradox of live on earth. In the long run the more peaceful cannot defend themselves against more brutal elements. The Gupta kingdom in the Ganges valley as described by this Chinese visitor sounds quite liveable. Pity that they didn't stay around longer.
It was not a jain temple. It was a Hindu Temple for Ganesha.
India accounted for 26% of the worlds GDP in Akbar's time. Tf you talking about?
@@farazbhat9832 gdp? Is that all you care about. They fucked this country up, took all the gold and diamonds and then killed each other and sold out to the British
@@roodborstkalf9664 Gupta were strong but no empire can last forever. They defeated Huns but take a lot of damage themselves which resulted in the end of Gupta empire
The people of ancient China and India were so much better and well off than that of today. I wish we were back in those simpler times.
Why is nobody talking about 6:03 where he mentions that the massive yet beautiful" Royal Palaces and intricate art work in the massive hall ways across the various cities were created / made BY SPIRITS which were employed / controlled by these mighty kings . These SPIRITS piled up and lifted the stones which weighed anywhere from 1 ton to 50 sometimes even 100 tons with ease and also created beautiful artwork and sculptures which are impossible even today with means of all the technology at our disposal we still cannot carve hard rocks and stones into beautiful sculptures that one sees in the temples of Khajuraho, Ajanta Ellora or the maasive sky high temples of the south. There was some kind of alien technology being used here and the monks called them "SPIRITS" which these mighty hindu kings had but sadly all that has been destroyed by the Mughals earlier & whatever was left the British Empire destroyed it. No wonder neither the Mughals nor the British structures have any kind of intricate and highly detailed sculptures in any of their monuments the likes of which are seen in these Indian palaces & temples even today. Even the Taj Mahal considered to be one of the 8th wonders of the world Does Not have a single detailed sculpture and pales in comparison to the thousands of hindu temples across the length and breadth of India. Look at the Dilwara Temples , Khajuraho , temples in the north & south. The Mughals could never understand / master / achieve those technologies or control them so they destroyed them and the rest what was left of the mightiest and richest nation in the world was pillaged and plundered by the British EAST INDIA CO & Royals for more than 200 years. India never Invaded or attacked any other nation till date and still it was the most powerful. Scholars like these chinese monks would travel from far and wide across the world to India for its teachings at Nalanda which was the university of the world ! All destroyed by the Mughals.
Lol, Those technologies are still there but not public, in fact it is dark age and dharma will fall and it has fallen that is predestined, but we must keep on seeking.
@@ancientcivilization9245 how is it still there? As in is it there in texts or what?
This channel is a GEM ! x3
It sucks the fact to know this is what India was ..A true India ... I'm from Fiji but my ancestors were from India