# Faxian

> Faxian, formerly romanized as Fa-hien or Fa-hsien, was a Chinese Buddhist monk and translator who traveled on foot from the Later Qin state to medieval India to acquire Buddhist scriptures. His birth surname was Gong. 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.

*Chinese Buddhist monk (bhikkhu), pilgrim to India, and travelogue author during the Jin and Liu Song dynasties*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/faxian

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** China
- **Born:** 340
- **Died:** 422
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 22.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://ja.wikiquote.org/wiki/%E6%B3%95%E9%A1%95)
- [فاكسيان](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [ফা-হিয়েন](https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8)
- [ফা-হিয়েন](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8)
- [Fa Xian](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa_Xian)
- [Fa-sien](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa-sien)
- [Faxian](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faxian)
- [Faxian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faxian)
- [Faŝjiano](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa%C5%9Djiano)
- [Fa Xian](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa_Xian)
- [Faxian](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faxian)
- [فاکسیان](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Faxian](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faxian)
- [Faxian](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faxian)
- [פאשיין](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9F)
- [फ़ाहियान](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8)
- [Fa-hszien](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa-hszien)
- [Fa Hsien](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa_Hsien)
- [Fǎxiǎn](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C7%8Exi%C7%8En)
- [法顕](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B3%95%E9%A1%95)
- [ហ្វាសៀន](https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%A0%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%9C%E1%9E%B6%E1%9E%9F%E1%9F%80%E1%9E%93)
- [법현](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B2%95%ED%98%84)
- [Fasianas](https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasianas)
- [ഫാഹിയാൻ](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AB%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B9%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BB)
- [फाहियान](https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8)
- [फाहियान](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Faxian)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312978)

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