Faxian
Chinese Buddhist monk (bhikkhu), pilgrim to India, and travelogue author during the Jin and Liu Song dynasties / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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).
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Born | 337 |
Died | ca. 422 (aged 85) |
Religion | Buddhism |
Parents | Tsang Hi (father) |
Notable work(s) | Foguoji (A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms) |
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Traditional Chinese | 法顯 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 法显 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kanji | 法顕 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kana | ほっけん | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sanskrit | फा हियान | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other transliterations of his name include Fa-Hien and Fa-hsien.