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Faxian (337 - c. 422) 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 399-412 to acquire Buddhist texts. His journey... Read Full Overview

Originally published in 1923, this edition of The Travels of Fa-hsien was translated into English by H. A. Giles (1845-1935), a scholar of Chinese language and culture who helped popularize the Wade-Giles system for the Romanization of the Chinese languages. The Travels relates... Read Full Overview

The present work consists of three parts: the Translation of Fa-hien's Narrative of his Travels; copious Notes; and the Chinese Text of a copy from Japan.

Faxian (337 - c. 422) was a Chinese Buddhist monk and translator who traveled by foot from China to India, visiting sacred Buddhist sites in Central, South and Southeast Asia between 399-412 to acquire Buddhist texts. He described his journey in his travelogue, A Record of Buddhist... Read Full Overview

The ""Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms"" is a travelogue written by the Chinese Buddhist monk Fa-Hien (also known as Faxian) in the 5th century AD. The book chronicles Fa-Hien's journey from China to India and back, in search of Buddhist scriptures and relics. The book provides... Read Full Overview

""A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms"" is a travelogue written by the Chinese monk Fa-Hien during his journey to India and Ceylon in search of the Buddhist books of discipline. The book provides a detailed account of his travels, including descriptions of the places he visited,... Read Full Overview

Life of Fa-Hsien; Genuineness and Integrity of the Text of his Narrative; Number of the Adherents of Buddhism.1. Nothing of great importance is known about Fa-Hsien in addition to what may be gathered from his own record of his travels. I have read the accounts of him in the... Read Full Overview

Life of Fa-Hsien; Genuineness and Integrity of the Text of his Narrative; Number of the Adherents of Buddhism.1. Nothing of great importance is known about Fa-Hsien in addition to what may be gathered from his own record of his travels. I have read the accounts of him in the... Read Full Overview

Several times during my long residence in Hong Kong I endeavoured to read through the "Narrative of Fa-hien;" but though interested with the graphic details of much of the work, its columns bristled so constantly--now with his phonetic representations of Sanskrit words, and now... Read Full Overview

""A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms"" is a travelogue written by Chinese monk Fa-Hien, chronicling his journey through India and Ceylon in search of Buddhist texts. The book provides a detailed account of the religious and cultural practices of the region during the 5th century... Read Full Overview

Record of the Buddhistic Kingdoms is a historical book written by Chinese Buddhist monk, Fa Hsien, in the 5th century. The book is a detailed account of the Buddhist kingdoms that existed in India, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia during the 4th and 5th centuries. Fa Hsien's journey... Read Full Overview