Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s3.t2.23

v2.c13.s3.t2.23

During his travels in India, Faxian was greatly impressed by the grand scale on which Pataliputra was built. “The palaces in the city were built by supernatural beings and spirits, rocks and stones were accumulated to raise the city walls and the imperial watch tower and engraved with decorative motifs and definitely, it was not built by human beings,” he wrote. Xuanzang also visited here and recorded in detail the many stories related to it. Coins, icons and temple foundations were discovered here in the course of archaeological excavations in modern times.