In context with ancient travelers to India, consider the following statements:

Fa-Hien was a Chinese monk who traveled to India primarily to collect Buddhist texts.

Xuanzang, also known as Hiuen-Tsang, documented his travels in the book "The Great Tang Records on the Western Regions."

I-tsing traveled to India via land and spent less than five years studying at Nalanda University.

How many of the above statements are correct?

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Fa-Hien was a Chinese monk who traveled to India primarily to collect Buddhist texts: This is correct. He traveled in the early 5th century and collected texts, returning with many Buddhist scriptures.
Xuanzang, also known as Hiuen-Tsang, documented his travels in the book "The Great Tang Records on the Western Regions": This is incorrect. He wrote "Si-yu-ki," not "The Great Tang Records on the Western Regions," which was written by another monk.
I-tsing traveled to India via land and spent less than five years studying at Nalanda University: This is incorrect. I-tsing traveled by sea and spent ten years at Nalanda studying Buddhism.

Thus, two of the statements are correct.

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Fa-Hien was a Chinese monk who traveled to India primarily to collect Buddhist texts: This is correct. He traveled in the early 5th century and collected texts, returning with many Buddhist scriptures.
Xuanzang, also known as Hiuen-Tsang, documented his travels in the book "The Great Tang Records on the Western Regions": This is incorrect. He wrote "Si-yu-ki," not "The Great Tang Records on the Western Regions," which was written by another monk.
I-tsing traveled to India via land and spent less than five years studying at Nalanda University: This is incorrect. I-tsing traveled by sea and spent ten years at Nalanda studying Buddhism.

Thus, two of the statements are correct.

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