Chinese Buddhist monk (bhikkhu), pilgrim to India, and travelogue author during the Jin and Liu Song dynasties
| Born | ca. 337 |
| Died | ca. 422 |
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Chinese Buddhist monk (bhikkhu), pilgrim to India, and travelogue author during the Jin and Liu Song dynasties
| Born | ca. 337 |
| Died | ca. 422 |
Subjects
Description and travel, Buddhism, Buddha and Buddhism, Early works to 1800, Buddha (The concept), Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages, History, Chinese literature, Journeys, Texts and translations, Asia, China, Travel, Buddhism and state, Buddhism, east asia, Buddhist shrines, IndiaPeople
Faxian (ca. 337-ca. 422), Yun Song, Fa-hsie (ca. 337-ca. 422), Fa-hsien (ca. 337-442), Gautama Buddha, Hui Seng, Hui-shen (5th cent), Hui-shen (5th cent.), Huishen (5th cent), Huisheng (6th cent), Yün Sung, Yün Sung (6th cent)Time
Early works to 1800ID Numbers
- OLID: OL208767A
- GoodReads: 4057981
- ISNI: 000000012139115X
- Library of Congress Names: n81109233
- Project Gutenberg: 824
- VIAF: 72200719
- Wikidata: Q312978
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q312978
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Alternative names
- Fa-hsien
- Fa Hien
- Fa Hsien
- Fa Xian
- Fa-Hien
- Fa-hsien.
- Fa-Hsien
- Fâ-hsien
- Fâ-hsien.
- . Fa-hsien
- Fâ-Hien.
- Fa Xian.
- 法显
| October 30, 2025 | Edited by WikidataBot | [sync_author_identifiers_with_wikidata] add wikidata remote identifiers |
| December 28, 2022 | Edited by Tom Morris | Add name in native character set |
| December 28, 2022 | Edited by Tom Morris | merge authors |
| December 28, 2022 | Edited by Tom Morris | merge authors |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |








