Fa Xian

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Fa Xian

(ˈfɑː ˈʃjɑːn) or

Fa-hsien

(Biography) original name Sehi. 5th century ad, Chinese Buddhist monk: his pilgrimage to India (399–414) began relations between China and India

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Raheel Tariq said the travelogues of Fa Xian, Song Yun and Xuan Zang, when translated into modern languages, created a new awareness about Gandhara civilization and the links between the lands of Pakistan and China.

Peking University organizes seminar, exhibition to showcase Gandhara civilization

More than 2,000 years ago, famous Chinese monks like Fa Xian and Xuan Zang travelled to Pakistan to study Buddhism.

Pakistan-China relationship goes back thousands of years: China Daily

More than 2000 years ago, famous Chinese monks like Fa Xian and Xuan Zang travelled to Pakistan to study Buddhism.

New Era of Pakistan-China Relations

More than 2,000 years ago, famous Chinese monks like Fa Xian and Xuan Zang travelled to South Asia- (modern day Pakistan) to study Buddhism.

New era of Pakistan-China relations

Zhanqian, a goodwill envoy in the Han Dynasty of China (between 140BC-113BC), Fa Xian, an eminent monk of the Eastern Jin Dynasty of China (between 339AD422AD), and XuanZang, an eminent monk of the Tang Dynasty of China (between 629AD-646AD), have all set their feet on this land before.

Iron brothers

Chinese monks and envoys, such as Xuan Zang and Fa Xian, frequently travelled to the area which was now modern-day Pakistan, he added.

'Pak-China relations perfect example of int'l cooperation'

Chinese monks and envoys like Fa Xian, Song Yun and Xuan Zang went to these vales and brought back messages of peace, harmony, and friendship.

Xie Shou Bing Jian - 'Work Hand in and Hand and Shoulder to Shoulder'

Many renowned people came to Takshashila Panini, Alexander, Chandragupta Maurya, Chanakya, Charaka, and Chinese Buddhist monks Fa Xian and Xuanzang.

China,India : India and China are poised to play a significant and Constructive role in the 21st Century, Says President

Fa Xian, a Chinese Buddhist monk who travelled across India in 400 CE, recorded in his travelogue that: The heads of the Vaisya [merchant] families in them establish in the cities houses for dispensing charity and medicine.2

Hospital Management

As history speaks of Zhang Qian Fa Xian Song Yun and Xuan Zang being the first monks and envoys who travelled between 200 B.C.

Strong Bondage: Pak-China Friendship

Recalling the long historic connections between China and Pakistan, the President dilated on the fabled Silk Route and said that Famous Chinese scholars Xuan Zhuang and Fa Xian traversed the Silk Route to a famous University in Taxila, just thirty miles from our capital Islamabad.

President Mamnoon launches the first Urdu-Chinese Dictionary

"Equally remarkable was the role played by Chinese travellers and scholars such as Fa Xian, Xuan Zang and Yi Jing, whose writings not only enriched Chinese literature, but also proved to be a remarkable source of understanding of India's own ancient history," President Patil added.