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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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Faxian has received more than 753,369 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Faxian is the 562nd most popular writer (up from 727th in 2019), the 148th most popular biography from China (up from 195th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Chinese Writer.

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

Memorability Metrics

750k
Page Views (PV)
65.54
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
5.38
Effective Languages (L*)
3.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Faxian ranks 562 out of 5,755. Before him are Abai Qunanbaiuly, Longus, Paul Lafargue, Miguel Ángel Asturias, Alfred Döblin, and Wang Wei. After him are Percy Fawcett, Saint Naum, Jacob L. Moreno, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Theocritus, and Sándor Petőfi.

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Abai Qunanbaiuly
1845 - 1904
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 556
Longus
110 - 200
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 557
Paul Lafargue
1842 - 1911
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 558
Miguel Ángel Asturias
1899 - 1974
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 559
Alfred Döblin
1878 - 1957
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 560
Wang Wei
699 - 759
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 561
Faxian
340 - 418
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 562
Percy Fawcett
1867 - 1925
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 563
Saint Naum
830 - 910
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 564
Jacob L. Moreno
1889 - 1974
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 565
Alain Robbe-Grillet
1922 - 2008
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 566
Theocritus
315 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 567
Sándor Petőfi
1823 - 1849
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 568

Contemporaries

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