Faxian
Chinese monk and translator
Faxian, 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. Wikipedia
Born: 337 AD, Linfen, China
Died: 422 AD (age 85 years), Jingzhou, China
Parents: Tsang Hi
Notable work(s): Foguoji (A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms)
Other names: Gong Sehi
Books
A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms
1877
Record of Buddhist Kingdoms
Chinese Literature: Comprising the Analects of Confucius, the Sayings of Mencius, the Shi-King, the Travels of Fâ-Hien, and the Sorrows of Han
1900
The Travels of Fa: Hsien (399
Record Of The Buddhistic Kingdoms, Tr. By H.a. Giles
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms Hardcover
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