Chinese monk Faxian’s Captivating account of Ancient India

Chinese monk Faxian (Fa-Hsien, Fa Hien) walked all the way to India between 399 and 414 CE. Faxian was over 60 when he left Chang’an on his long, dangerous journey through Gobi desert, Kazakhstan entering India via Kashmir.  Then walking down all the way to Mathura, Pataliputra (Patna) and