The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c10.19

c10.19

According to this view, the greater part of his two years’ study at Nâlanda must be referred to his first visit in A.D. 637–638, to which I have assigned a period of twenty-two months, which, added to his subsequent two months’ study for the resolution of doubts† at his second visit, makes up the total period of two years’ study at Nâlanda. The longer period of five years’ study of all the works of both Buddhists and Brahmans, which is mentioned in another place,‡ I understand to refer to the whole duration of his three principal halts, namely, at Kashmir for two years, at Chinapati for fourteen months, and at Nâlanda for two years, which, taken in round numbers, amount to just five years.