Person337–422
Faxian
Chinese Buddhist monk who in 399–412 travelled overland from Chang’an to India for Buddhist scriptures and returned by sea through Sri Lanka and, probably, Java; his Record of the Buddhist Kingdoms is a key source on Gupta India.
- Dates
- between 337 and 340 – c. 422
- Events
- 1 event
- Regions
- East Asia
- In the threads
- East Asia in the 1st–5th centuries
Events
- Faxian’s journey to India and back by sea399 – 5 September 412 · East Asia