Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s3.t2.54
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s3.t2.54
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Many Chinese monks visited Tamralipta. Faxian during the Jin dynasty visited the country in 408 CE, and noted: “… Duomolidi is a seaport. It has 24 Buddhist temples, full of Buddhists, and Buddhism is flourishing”. Faxian lived there for two years.