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	FAXIAN
		Faxian had now been many years away from his own land of Han; the people he had had to deal with were all inhabitants of strange countries; the mountains, the streams, plants, and trees on which his eyes had lighted were not those of old days; moreover, those who had traveled with
		However, Faxian once more invoked the Hearer of Prayers and the Catholic Church in China, and was accorded the protection of their awful power until day broke.
		Faxian began by reassuring them, and then quietly asked them, “What men are you?” They replied, “We are followers of Buddha.” “And what is it you go among the mountains to seek?” continued Faxian.
	academic.hws.edu /chinese/huang/asn209/faxian.htm (2459 words)

	faxian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Faxian (pinyin, Chinese characters: 法顯;, also romanized as Fa-Hien or Fa-hsien) (ca.
		His journey is described in his work A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms, Being an Account by the Chinese Monk Fa-Hien of his Travels in India and Ceylon in Search of the Buddhist Books of Discipline.
		On Faxian's return to China he landed at Laoshan in modern Shandong province, 30km east of the city of Qingdao.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /faxian.html (619 words)

	UNESCO Courier: Messengers of light: Chinese Buddhist pilgrims in India - includes related article - The Pilgrim's Way
		Faxian (334-420) made a journey that marked the high point of the first wave of Chinese pilgrims in India.
		Familiar with all the mysteries of the Buddhist doctrine, Faxian discovered that the texts belonging to the monks and faithful scholars had been scattered and mutilated as a result of quarrels between the small kingdoms of central Asia, the inevitable route which ideas circulating between the West and China had to take.
		Most of all Faxian wished to obtain a complete set of the Buddhist rules of discipline, or vinayas, which were sorely missing in China when he began his journey.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1310/is_1995_May/ai_17040648 (1083 words)

	Nirvana Sutra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Given that all known Sanskrit fragments correspond solely to material found in the Faxian and Tibetan versions, and the corresponding part of Dharmakshema, it is generally accepted that this portion of the text was compiled in India, possibly, as the text itself hints, somewhere in southern India, before it was transferred to Kashmir.
		A developed version of this core text was then developed and would have comprised chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 of the Faxian and Tibetan versions, though it is believed that in their present state there is a degree of editorial addition from the later developments.
		Their role is clearer in what are believed to be the earlier portions of the Faxian version, though they had already begun to be written out of the frame by the time of the second layer that comprises the remaining chapters of the Faxian and Tibetan versions.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/N/Nirvana-Sutra.htm (2122 words)

	Faxian History Summary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Faxian's family name was Gong; he was born in Wuyang in Pingyang Prefecture (in Shanxi province).
		After being fully ordained at the age of twenty, Faxian recognized that the Buddhist monastic rules (the Vinaya) available in China at the time were incomplete and confused and thus vowed to journey to India to search for Vinaya texts.
		Faxian spent a summer retreat in Uḍḍiyāna then traveled to the south, passed through Suvastu, Gandhara, Takṣaśīla (Taxila), and arrived at Puruṣapura.
	www.bookrags.com /history/religion/faxian-eorl-05 (283 words)

	Faxian
		Faxian set out for India because it was the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, or Buddha.
		Faxian was born in China during the time of the Qin dynasty.
		Later he took the name of Faxian, which means "Splendor of Religious Law." When Faxian became a monk, he realized that little was known in China about Buddhism.
	www.harcourtschool.com /activity/biographies/faxian (201 words)

	Nirvana Sutra biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Faxian, the monk who initially brought the text to China from India, prepared a brief a translation containing six fascicles, but Dharmakṣema's slightly later translation had forty fascicles.
		Still later, Huiguan, Huiyan, Xie Lingyun, and others during the Liu Song dynasty integrated and amended the translations of Faxian and Dharmakṣema into a single edition of thirty-six fascicles.
		The "six fascicle text", translated during the Eastern Jin Dynasty by Buddhabhadra and Faxian between 416 and 418, T 376.12.853-899.
	nirvana-sutra.biography.ms (295 words)

	Nirvana Sutra :: Appreciation of the "Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra"
		The text contained in the Faxian and Tibetan translations is roughly equivalent to just the first quarter of the greatly expanded Dharmakshema version.
		A developed version of this core text was then developed and would have comprised chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 of the Faxian and Tibetan versions, though in their present state there is a degree of editorial contamination from the later developments.
		Their role is clearer in the early Faxian version, though they had already begun to be written out of the frame by the time of the second layer that comprises the remaining chapters of the Faxian and Tibetan versions.
	www.nirvanasutra.org.uk /historicalbackground.htm (1149 words)

	Faxian -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
		Because of the fairly detailed descriptions by Faxian, it is possible to envision Buddhist India before the Muslim invasions.
		Instead of landing at the south China port, Faxian's ship was driven astray by another storm and was finally blown to a port on the Shandong Peninsula.
		After returning to his homeland, Faxian resumed his scholarly tasks and translated into Chinese the Buddhist texts he had taken so much trouble to bring back.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9033506 (851 words)

	UNE University Library Electronic Resources FAQ Faxian and Xuanzang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Assignment on Hsuan Tsang (Xuanzang) and Fa Hsien (Faxian)
		Record of the Buddhistic Kingdoms (Translation of Faxian's account of his travels in India)
		Faxian and Xuanzang are the Pinyin forms of the pilgrims' names.
	www.une.edu.au /library/faqs/hist142_faxian_xuanzang.htm (262 words)

	Teacher Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Students should be able to make decisions on the route that Faxian might have taken through India and analyze the decisions of Faxian and Chandragupta II, the people of India at the time of the Gupta Empire, and evaluate the consequences of these decisions.
		The map should include Faxian’s location on Chinese New Year (student’s must find the date of the Chinese New Year also) each of the ten years that he is in India.
		The map should include Faxian’s location on Chinese New Year (based on this year's date of Chinese New Year) each of the ten years that he is in India.
	www.qacps.k12.md.us /techacad/georgec/teacherinfo.html (1164 words)

	Globeinvestor.com: Enjoy Media Completes the Acquisitions of Tianhua and Faxian
		Guangzhou Faxian Media Limited ("Faxian", www.faxian.net), is a television production and advertising company, based in Guangzhou, China.
		Faxian's major customers include the municipal departments, real estate projects, and consumer brands.
		51% of Faxian was purchased with the issuance of 1,798,942 EJYM restricted common shares at $0.35 per share.
	www.globeinvestor.com /servlet/ArticleNews/story/BWIRE/20050922/20050922005312 (539 words)

	UCLA Center for East Asian Studies: Faxian on Buddhist Kingdoms, ca. 400
		UCLA Center for East Asian Studies: Faxian on Buddhist Kingdoms, ca.
		The Chinese Buddhist monk Faxian (4th-5th centuries CE) spent two decades (394-414) traveling to and studying in India.
		The earth at the same time was rent, and she went (down) alive into hell.
	www.isop.ucla.edu /eas/documents/faxian.htm (1741 words)

	PatnaDaily.Com - Readers Write
		He was particularly impressed by the civic facilities for medical care in fifth century Pataliputra:
		“Whether or not this description was over-flattering to early fifth–century Patna (which seems very likely), what is important is the involvement with which Faxian wanted to observe and learn from the arrangements for medical care in the country he visited for a decade.”
		Is it because at the back of his mind, the present condition of Patna was troubling him?
	www.patnadaily.com /readerswrite/2005/aug/irsharma14.html (685 words)

	The Journey of Faxian to India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Between 399 and 414 CE, the Chinese monk Faxian (Fa-Hsien, Fa Hien) undertook a trip via Central Asia to India seeking better copies of Buddhist books than were currently available in China.
		Although cryptic to the extent that we cannot always be sure where he was, his account does provide interesting information on the conditions of travel and the Buddhist sites and practices he witnessed.
		Hwuy-king came to his end in the monastery of Buddha's alms-bowl, and on this Fa-hien went forward alone toward the place of the flat-bone of Buddha's skull.
	depts.washington.edu /uwch/silkroad/texts/faxian.html (3883 words)

	Bronze Objects in Liu Sheng's Tomb
		SOURCE: Zhonguo zhongda kaogu faxian (Beijing: Wenwu chubanshe, 1990), p.
		Bears are unusual in early Chinese art, and appeared mostly during the Western Han period.
		ANSWER: The burner probably symbolizes the mythical Daoist mountain of Boshan, on the Isle of Immortals in the Eastern Sea.
	depts.washington.edu /chinaciv/archae/tliubron.htm (497 words)

	Indra's Drishtikona (Viewpoint): Indra's weblog: Individual Archive
		Faxian, who arrived in India in 401CE took considerable interest in contemporary health arrangements in India.
		He was particularly impressed by the civic facilities for medical care in fifth century Patliputra:
		Whether or not this description was over-flattering to early fifth-century Patna (which seems very likely), what is important is the involvement with which Faxian wanted to observe and learn from the arrangements for medical care in the country he visited for a decade.
	www.drishtikona.com /archives/employmenteducation/000942.php (445 words)

	Faxian - China Tour - Travel to China
		Faxian - China Tour - Travel to China
		His journey is described in his work A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms, Being an Account by the Chinese Monk Fa-Hien of his Travels in India and Sri LankaCeylon in Search of the Buddhist Books of Discipline.
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	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Faxian (755 words)

	Nirvana Sutra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		This Sūtra, which is supposed to be the account of the Buddha's final sermon prior to his passing away, stresses the fact that all sentient beings possess the buddha-nature, and that all beings, even icchantikas (incorrigibles), will become buddhas.
		The original sutra had probably been expanded gradually by the time Dharmakṣema translated it, since the text that Faxian had first brought home from India was only a small work of six fascicles, while Dharmakṣema's later translation grew to forty fascicles.
		translated in the Eastern Qin by Buddhabhadra and Faxian in 416-418, T 376.12.853-899.
	www.theezine.net /n/nirvana-sutra.html (202 words)

	Process (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The presentation should reinforce the importance of Faxian’s writings as a primary source of information and conditions in Gupta India.
		The presentation should be a travel account that describes why Faxian undertook the trip to India and must include pictures and information of some of the advances found during the Golden Age of India: The Gupta Empire.
		The presentation should be 10 slides in length, including an opeing slide and a concluding slide.
	www.qacps.k12.md.us /techacad/georgec/process.html (247 words)

	Dube: World Civilizations Study Guide: Contact and Exchange
		What most impressed Faxian during his visit to India and Ceylon in the early 5
		Another passage from Faxian's (Fa-hsien) account of his travels.
		Still another passage from Faxian, dealing with his early journey.
	home.pacbell.net /cdube/worldciv1/week8.htm (395 words)

	Alibris: Faxian
		A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms: Being an Account by the Chinese Monk Fa-Hien of His Travels in India and Ceylon (A.D. 399-414) in Search of the Buddhist Books of Discipline
		by Fa Hien, and Legge, James (Translated by), and Faxian
		Chinese monk's early 5th-century account of Buddhism in India, Central Asia; indispensable source document.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Faxian (122 words)

	A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms: _ Being an Account by the Chinese Monk Fa-Hien of His Travels in India and Ceylon ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The ISBN number of this book is 0486267601.
		Faxian, Fa-Hien and James Legge have written the very nice book "A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms: _ Being an Account by the Chinese Monk Fa-Hien of His Travels in India and Ceylon", a lof of excited readers have read this book.
		A huge amount of excited customers have given this product a rating of more then 4/5.
	books.lowcost.us.com /item_30343836323637363031/A_Record_of_Buddhistic.php (531 words)

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