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Faxian
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Faxian

 or Fa-hsien orig. Sehi

(flourished 399–414) Chinese Buddhist monk who initiated relations with India. Eager to learn of his religion at its source, he traveled to India in 402 and spent a decade visiting the major Buddhist shrines and seats of learning, especially sites in eastern India, including Kapilavastu, Bodh Gaya, and Pataliputra. He deepened his knowledge by conversing with monks and gathered sacred texts that had not yet been translated into Chinese. He returned to China by sea in 412, after spending two years in Sri Lanka. His Record of Buddhist Kingdoms contains valuable information about Indian Buddhism in this era.
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Fa Hien in Sri Lanka When we were under British rule we read the English translations of the travel records of the celebrated Chinese monks Fa Hien, and Hieun Tsang.
Vicissitudes of the Bhikkhuni Order by Weeraratne, D. Amarasiri / Yasodhara-Newsletter on International Buddhist Women's Activities
Not only Kapilvastu but all the Buddhist sites for pilgrimage have been discovered only very recently Starting from the discovery of the Asokan pillar in Lumbini and then the historical and archaeological study based heavily on the records of the Chinese monks Fa Hien 400 AD.
Buddhist Conclave by Yasodhara-Newsletter on International Buddhist Women's Activities
 
 
 
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