Record of Buddhist Kingdoms

record of the travels of the Chinese Buddhist monk Faxian from Jin China to India and back
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Record of Buddhist Kingdoms

Summary

Record of Buddhist Kingdoms is a literary work[1]. It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms authored Faxian[3].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's instance of is recorded as Buddhist text[5].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's genre is biography[6].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's genre is travel book[7].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's genre is travel journal[8].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's Commons category is recorded as Record of Buddhist Kingdoms[9].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's language of work or name is recorded as Classical Chinese[10].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's country of origin is recorded as Eastern Jin dynasty[11].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's country of origin is recorded as Liu Song dynasty[12].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's catalog code is recorded as 2085[13].
  • 414 marks the founding of Record of Buddhist Kingdoms[14].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms was released on 414[15].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's has edition or translation is recorded as Record of Buddhist Kingdoms (Siku Quanshu)[16].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's has edition or translation is recorded as Travels of Fah-hian and Sung-yun, Buddhist Pilgrims, from China to India (400 A.D. and 518 A.D.)[17].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's main subject is Taxila[18].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's main subject is Gandhara[19].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's main subject is Oddiyana[20].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's main subject is Pataliputra[21].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's main subject is Mathura[22].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's main subject is Kannauj[23].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's main subject is Madhyadeśa[24].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's main subject is Kapilavastu[25].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's main subject is Lumbini[26].
  • Record of Buddhist Kingdoms's main subject is Bodh Gaya[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Record of Buddhist Kingdoms authored Faxian[3].

Publication

Record of Buddhist Kingdoms was released on 414[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Classical Chinese[10]. Genres include biography[6], travel book[7], and travel journal[8].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Taxila[18], Gandhara[19], Oddiyana[20], Pataliputra[21], Mathura[22], and Kannauj[23].

Why It Matters

Record of Buddhist Kingdoms is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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