[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902) › v2.c32.132 # A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c32.132 A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c32.132 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c32.132](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c32.132) From Fah-hian's travels we gather that in the beginning of the 5th century A. D., the Maháyánists were gaining the upper hand, though their rivals, the Hínayánists, were still holding their own in several localities. Thus at Mathurá and Pátaliputra he found the members of both the sects living side by side and having monasteries of their own. - [Previous: v2.c32.131](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c32.131) - [Next: v2.c32.133](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c32.133) - [Up: v2.c32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c32) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c32.132](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c32.132) · Pramāṇa