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Statue of Faxian (Fahien, Fa-hsien, 法顯) (A) and " Record of Buddhist Kingdoms " a version printed in the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644 CE) (B)
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To provide more updated and accurate information on Faxian, an eminent monk of ancient China’s Jin Dynasty (266–421 CE), the present study conducts a literature survey to analyze his native region. It is found that Faxian was actually born in modern Linfen City in Shanxi Province, not Xiangyuan County as previously described. In his childhood, he b...
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... 2014, Chinese President Jinping Xi, during a visit to Sri Lanka, said: "The ties between China and Sri Lanka can be traced back to the 1,000-year-old bond of Buddhism created by an eminent Chinese monk Fahien" (Xi, 2014). With these words, Faxian (Fahien or Fa-hsien, 法顯, see Figure 1A), a Buddhist monk in the Jin Dynasty (晉朝, 266-421 CE), again came into popular consciousness. To most ordinary people, the name Faxian is very strange and many are interested to know: 1) What was the life of Faxian like? ...
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... What were Faxian's contributions to Asian Buddhism and culture? Some Buddhist devotees or Buddhist scholars, however, may know Faxian's name from his work "Record of Buddhist Kingdoms" (also known as "Account of Faxian", Figure 1B) (Faxian, 1995). The book has now been translated into several languages, including English, French and Japanese. ...
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... 412 CE, Faxian came to Mount Lao (嶗山), 30 kilometers east of Qingdao (青島) in northern China. In 2003, Qingdao erected a Faxian statue ( Figure 1A) and built a "Faxian Square" at the site of Faxian's arrival ( Figure 5). This attracts a lot of tourists every year. ...
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... 2014, Chinese President Jinping Xi, during a visit to Sri Lanka, said: "The ties between China and Sri Lanka can be traced back to the 1,000-year-old bond of Buddhism created by an eminent Chinese monk Fahien" (Xi, 2014). With these words, Faxian (Fahien or Fa-hsien, 法顯, see Figure 1A), a Buddhist monk in the Jin Dynasty (晉朝, 266-421 CE), again came into popular consciousness. To most ordinary people, the name Faxian is very strange and many are interested to know: 1) What was the life of Faxian like? ...
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... What were Faxian's contributions to Asian Buddhism and culture? Some Buddhist devotees or Buddhist scholars, however, may know Faxian's name from his work "Record of Buddhist Kingdoms" (also known as "Account of Faxian", Figure 1B) (Faxian, 1995). The book has now been translated into several languages, including English, French and Japanese. ...
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