WRITER

Faxian

340 - 418

Faxian

Faxian (法顯 [fà.ɕjɛ̀n]; 337 CE – c. 422 CE), also referred to as Fa-Hien, Fa-hsien and Sehi, was a Chinese Buddhist monk and translator who traveled by foot from China to India to acquire Buddhist texts. Starting his arduous journey about age 60, he visited sacred Buddhist sites in Central, South, and Southeast Asia between 399 and 412 CE, of which 10 years were spent in India.He described his journey in his travelogue, A Record of Buddhist Kingdoms (Foguo Ji 佛國記). His memoirs are a notable independent record of early Buddhism in India. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Faxian has received more than 842,453 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Faxian is the 566th most popular writer (down from 558th in 2019), the 149th most popular biography from China (down from 147th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Chinese Writer.

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

Memorability Metrics

840k
Page Views (PV)
65.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
5.91
Effective Languages (L*)
3.12
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms

2007

Travels of Fah-Hian and Sung-Yun, Buddhist pilgrims from China to India (400 A.D. and 518 A.D.)

Buddhism

Buddhist Pilgrims; From China To India (400 A.D. And 518 A.D.) Translated From The Chinese Sources.

2003

The pilgrimage of Fa Hian

Asia

1848

Fo guo ji

Religion

1836

The travels of Fa-hsien (399-414 A.D.)

Asia

1923

Fo kuo chi

1923

Page views of Faxians by language

Over the past year Faxian has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 113,985 views, followed by Hindi (54,374), and Chinese (30,054). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (93.63%), Assamese (82.99%), and Basque (70.07%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Faxian ranks 566 out of 7,302. Before him are Ivan Bunin, Georges Perec, Ausonius, Marina Tsvetaeva, Sidney Sheldon, and A. A. Milne. After him are Romain Gary, William S. Burroughs, Al-Zamakhshari, Harry Martinson, Gaius Julius Hyginus, and Jaroslav Seifert.

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Ivan Bunin
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HPI: 66.07
Rank: 560
Georges Perec
1936 - 1982
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 561
Ausonius
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HPI: 66.05
Rank: 562
Marina Tsvetaeva
1892 - 1941
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 563
Sidney Sheldon
1917 - 2007
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 564
A. A. Milne
1882 - 1956
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 565
Faxian
340 - 418
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 566
Romain Gary
1914 - 1980
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 567
William S. Burroughs
1914 - 1997
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 568
Al-Zamakhshari
1075 - 1144
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 569
Harry Martinson
1904 - 1978
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 570
Gaius Julius Hyginus
64 BC - 17
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 571
Jaroslav Seifert
1901 - 1986
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 572

Contemporaries

Among people born in 340, Faxian ranks 4. Before him are Theodosius I, Ambrose, and Pope Anastasius I. After him are Priscillian, Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, and Arbogast. Among people deceased in 418, Faxian ranks 2. Before him is Pope Zosimus. After him are Wallia, and Attaces.