Fa Hien

This is the story of a Chinese monk named Fa Hien, who undertook a painfully long and arduous journey to India 1,600 years ago in pursuit of knowledge and to seek the true teachings of Buddha. It is the story of a man of immense courage, sincerity and faith. After coming to India in 399 AD, Fa Hien toured the country extensively and recorded his observations. His accounts mention the Indian socio-economic and political aspects only marginally, but are objective and authentic. Fa Hien?s records, therefore, form an important source of Indian history during the fifth century.