Faxian
Sign in to saveFaxian (337–), formerly romanized as Fa-hien , Fa-hsien, and Hiuen Tsang 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.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- ca. 337
- Died
- ca. 422
- Works
- 33
Top works
- Phāhīyanʻ kha riʺ cañʻ
- 法顯傳
- A Record of Buddhistic kingdoms
- 佛國記
- Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms
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Key facts
- Religious biography.background
- FFA500
- Religious biography.image
- Faxian statue in Maritime Experiential Museum & Aquarium Singapore.jpg
- Religious biography.caption
- Statue of Faxian, The Maritime Experiential Museum, Singapore
- Religious biography.religion
- Buddhism
- Religious biography.alias
- Gong Sehi
- Religious biography.monastic name
- Fǎxiǎn
- Religious biography.parents
- Tsang Hi (father)
- Religious biography.birth_date
- 337 CE
- Religious biography.birth_place
- Pingyang Wuyang (), in modern Linfen City, Shanxi
- Religious biography.death_date
- (aged 85)
- Religious biography.works
- Foguoji (A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms)
- Religious biography.birthname
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 337
- Died
- 1 January 422
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Gong
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Liu Song dynasty
- Place of birth
- Xiangyuan County
- Place of death
- Nanjing
- Occupation
- monk
- Languages spoken
- Sanskrit
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Notable work
- Record of Buddhist Kingdoms
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Faxian (337–), formerly romanized as Fa-hien , Fa-hsien, and Hiuen Tsang 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.
Faxian's account of his pilgrimage, the Foguoji or Record of the Buddhist Kingdoms, is a notable independent record of early Buddhism in India. He returned to China with a large number of Sanskrit texts, whose translations greatly influenced East Asian Buddhism and provide a for many historical names, events, texts, and ideas therein.