WRITER

Faxian

340 - 418

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Faxian (337–c. 422 CE), formerly romanized as Fa-hien and Fa-hsien, was a Chinese Buddhist monk and translator who traveled on foot from Jin China to medieval India to acquire Buddhist scriptures. His birth name was Gong Sehi. Starting his journey about age 60, he traveled west along the overland Silk Road, visiting Buddhist sites in Central, South, and Southeast Asia. The journey and return took from 399 to 412, with 10 years spent in India. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Faxian is the 677th most popular writer (down from 565th in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from China (down from 150th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Chinese Writer.

The most famous thing faxian is famous for is the discovery of the Dunhuang caves.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Faxian ranks 677 out of 7,302. Before him are Magtymguly Pyragy, Premchand, Leo Africanus, Max Frisch, Bernard Gui, and Longus. After him are Jaroslav Seifert, Zecharia Sitchin, Olga Tokarczuk, Gerald Gardner, Pietro Metastasio, and Ferenc Molnár.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 340, Faxian ranks 5. Before him are Theodosius I, Ambrose, Pope Anastasius I, and Arbogast. After him are Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, and Priscillian. Among people deceased in 418, Faxian ranks 2. Before him is Pope Zosimus. After him are Wallia, and Attaces.

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    Pope Zosimus

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    400 - 418

    HPI: 76.05

    Rank: 1

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    Faxian

    WRITER

    340 - 418

    HPI: 70.81

    Rank: 2

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    Wallia

    POLITICIAN

    385 - 418

    HPI: 67.01

    Rank: 3

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    Attaces

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    350 - 418

    HPI: 58.41

    Rank: 4

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In China

Among people born in China, Faxian ranks 158 out of 1,610. Before him are Jiang Ziya (-1090), Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (656), Chenghua Emperor (1447), Liu Xiaobo (1955), Zhu De (1886), and Hongzhi Emperor (1470). After him are Wen Jiabao (1942), Soong Mei-ling (1897), Wang Yangming (1472), Emperor Renzong of Song (1010), Tianqi Emperor (1605), and Han Xin (-231).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Faxian ranks 12. Before him are Qu Yuan (-343), Mo Yan (1955), Luo Guanzhong (1330), Bai Juyi (772), Su Shi (1037), and Kumārajīva (343). After him are Cao Xueqin (1724), Ban Gu (32), Tao Yuanming (365), Wang Wei (699), Jin Yong (1924), and Zhang Sanfeng (1200).

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