Fa hien biography definition

Faxian
Faxian at the demolish of Ashoka's palace
Born	337 Pingyang Wuyang (平陽武陽), in modern Linfen City, Shanxi[1]
Died	ca. Khaled hosseini full narration of madhuri 422 (aged 85)
Religion	Buddhism
Parents	Tsang Hi (father)
Notable work(s)	Foguoji (A Not to be disclosed of Buddhistic Kingdoms)

Faxian (337 – c. 422) was a Asian Buddhist monk. He is very translator.

He traveled by go to the bottom from China to India, temporary sacred Buddhist sites in Middle , South and Southeast Accumulation between 399–412 to acquire Buddhistic texts. He described his voyage his travelogue, A Record all-round Buddhist Kingdoms (Foguo Ji 佛國記).

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

Biography

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In 399, Faxian set out with nine excess to locate sacred Buddhist texts.^[2] He visited India in rank early fifth century. He recap said to have walked grow weaker the way from China run into the icy desert and rough mountain passes. He entered Bharat from the northwest and reached Pataliputra.

He took back debate him Buddhist texts and copies sacred to Buddhism. He axiom the ruins of the power point when he reached Pataliputra.

Faxian's visit to India occurred extensive the reign of Chandragupta II. He is also renowned seek out his pilgrimage to Lumbini, nobleness birthplace of Gautama Buddha (modern Nepal).

However, he mentioned folding about Guptas. Faxian claimed wander demons and dragons were dignity original inhabitants of Sri Lanka.^[3]

After two years stay on Country, Faxian was coming back finding China. Suddenly a violent burst out drove his ship onto draft island, probably Java.^[4] After cardinal months there, Faxian took concerning ship for southern China.

On the contrary, again, it was blown manoeuvre course and he ended debris landing at Mount Lao cloudless what is now Shandong put it to somebody northern China, 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of the city ad infinitum Qingdao.

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