Faxian and his travels through the Buddhist Kingdoms

The Explorers Podcast
21/04/2025 24 min
Faxian and his travels through the Buddhist Kingdoms

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In 399 AD, Faxian, a 62-year old Chinese monk set out for India. His goal was to find and copy sacred Buddhist scripts that were missing or falling apart in his homeland. The result would be an epic 13-year journey through 30 kingdoms. Faxian's account of his journey is one of the earliest and most complete of India in this time period.

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