NCERT Solutions For Class 6 Social Science Chapter 25
Traders, Kings and Pilgrims

Ordinary people were attracted to the idea of the Bhakti because anybody, whether rich or poor, belonging to the so-called ‘high’ or ‘low’ castes, man or woman, could follow the path of Bhakti.

The Chinese pilgrims came to India to visit places associated with the life of the Buddha as well as famous monasteries.

Historians use archaeological evidence to find out about trade and trade routes.

(i) During the Bhakti period, the worship of certain deities such as Shiva, Vishnu, and goddesses such as Durga became a central feature of later Hinduism.

(ii) Bhakti, as an idea, became very popular at this time.

(iii) Bhakti is understood as a person’s devotion to his or her chosen deity; the followers of Bhakti emphasised devotion and individual worship of a god or goddess, rather than the performance of elaborate sacrifices.

Some kings wanted to control large portions of the Silk route so that they could benefit from taxes, tributes and gifts that were brought by traders who travelled along the route. In return, they protected the traders, who passed through their kingdoms from attacks by the robbers.

Muvendar -                    Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas                                                          

Lords of the dakshinapatha - Satavahana rulers

Ashvaghosha -              Buddhacharita

Bodhisattvas -              Mahayana Buddhism

Xuan Zang -                 Chinese pilgrim