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Faxian

(Faxian, approximately 337-approximately 422)

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Faxian (337–c. 422 CE), formerly romanized as Fa-hien and Fa-hsien, was a Chinese Buddhist monk and translator who traveled on foot from Jin China to medieval India to acquire Buddhist scriptures. His birth name was Gong Sehi. Starting his journey about age 60, he traveled west along the overland Silk Road, visiting Buddhist sites in Central, South, and Southeast Asia. The journey and return took from 399 to 412, with 10 years spent in India. (From Wikipedia)

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  • [Info] Faxian, approximately 337-approximately 422: The Pilgrimage of Fa Hian: From the French Edition of the Fou Koue Ki of MM. Remusat, Klaproth and Landresse, With Additional Notes and Illustrations (Kolkata: Printed by J. Thomas, Baptist Mission Press, 1848), contrib. by Abel Rémusat, Julius von Klaproth, and C. Landresse
  • [Info] Faxian, approximately 337-approximately 422: A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms, trans. by James Legge
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