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          Faxian

          Faxian

          Faxian at the ruins of Ashoka's palace

          Born337

          Pingyang Wuyang (平陽武陽), in modern Linfen City, Shanxi[1]

          Diedca.

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          6. 422 (aged 85)

          ReligionBuddhism
          ParentsTsang Hi (father)
          Notable work(s)Foguoji (A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms)

          Faxian (337 – c.

          422) was a Chinese Buddhist monk. He is also translator. He traveled by foot from China to India, visiting sacred Buddhist sites in Central , South and Southeast Asia between 399–412 to acquire Buddhist texts. He described his journey his travelogue, A Record of Buddhist Kingdoms (Foguo Ji 佛國記).

          The pilgrimage of faxian

          Other transliterations of his name include Fa-Hien and Fa-hsien.

          Biography

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          In 399, Faxian set out with nine others to locate sacred Buddhist texts.[2] He visited India in the early fifth century.

          He is said to have walked all the way from China across the icy desert and rugged mountain passes. He entered India from the northwest and