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Xuanzang
Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar (–)
This article is about the historical Buddhist monk. For the fictional character based on him, see Tang Sanzang. For the film, see Xuanzang (film).
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Xuanzang (Chinese: 玄奘; Wade–Giles: Hsüen Tsang; [ɕɥɛ&#;&#;ŋ]; 6 April &#;&#; 5 February ), born Chen Hui or Chen Yi (陳褘&#;/ 陳禕), also known by his Sanskrit Dharma nameMokṣadeva,[1] was a 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller, and translator. He is known for the epoch-making contributions to Chinese Buddhism, the travelogue of his journey to India in –, his efforts to bring at least Indian texts to China, and his translations of some of these texts. He was only able to translate 75 distinct sections of a total of chapters, but his translations included some of the most important Mahayana scriptures.[1]
Xuanzang was born on 6 April in Chenliu, n
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Fa-hien
Faxian was a Chinese Buddhist monk and translator who traveled by foot from Ancient China to Ancient India, visiting many sacred Buddhist sites in Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia between to acquire Buddhist texts. A Record of Buddhist Kingdoms (also is known as Faxian's Account), and also called Fu-Kuo-Ki, Being an Account by the Chinese Monk Fa-Xian of his Travels in India and Ceylon. Other transliterations of his name include Fa-Hien, and Fa-hsien.
He visited India in the early fifth century. He entered India from the northwest and reached Pataliputra. He saw the ruins of the city when he reached Pataliputra. Faxian's visit to India occurred during the reign of Chandragupta II. He is also
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Faxian
Bhikkhu, historian, travelogue author, and Buddhist pilgrim of the Silk Road
Faxian | |
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Faxian sculpture at the Singapore Maritime Museum | |
| Born | CE Pingyang Wuyang (平陽武陽), in modern Linfen City, Shanxi |
| Died | c.&#; CE (aged 85) |
| Parent | Tsang Hi (father) |
| Notable work(s) | Foguoji (A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms) |
| Other&#;names | Gong Sehi |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Faxian (–c.&#; CE), formerly romanized as Fa-hien and Fa-hsien, was a ChineseBuddhistmonk and translator who traveled on foot from Jin China to medieval India to acquire Buddhist scriptures. His birth name was Gong Sehi.[citation needed][dubious &#; discuss] Starting his journey about age 60, he traveled west along the overland Silk Road, visiting Buddhist sites in huvud, South, and Southeast Asia. The journey and return took from to , with 10 years spent in India.
Faxian's account of his pilgrimage, the Foguoji or Record of the Buddhist Kingdoms,