Fajing (法靜) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Fajing as a nun. This record brings together 7 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Fajing	法靜	Fǎjìng
Personal	Fajing	法靜
Religious	Fajing	法靜
Title	Nun Fajing	法靜尼

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Female

Sex: female
Explicit · songshu:071:s0079

Roles

Nun

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 元嘉二十二年 · Reign Id: liu-song-yuanjia · Regnal Year: 22 · Western Year: AD 445
Explicit event contextual date · songshu:071:s0055

Places and affiliations

Polity Id: liu-song · Relation: member-of
Strongly inferred · songshu:071:s0079

Events and relationships

Type: sibling-in-law · Object Temp Key: xu-yao
Explicit · songshu:069:s0172

Source notes

Historicity: historical
Explicit · songshu:071:s0079

References in the histories

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Book of Song, Chapter 69Volume 69 Biographies 29: Liu Zhan, Fan Ye · 5 passages

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又有王國寺法靜尼亦出入義康家內，皆感激舊恩，規相拯拔，並與熙先往來。 and the nun Fajing of Wangguo Temple also frequented Yikang's household. All were grateful for past kindness and plotted to rescue Yikang, maintaining contact with Xixian.

法靜尼妹夫許耀，領隊在臺，宿衛殿省。 Fajing's brother-in-law Xu Yao commanded a guard unit at the capital and performed overnight duty in the palace.

嘗有病，因法靜尼就熙先乞治，為合湯一劑，耀疾即損。 When Yao once fell ill, he asked Fajing to seek treatment from Xixian; Xixian prepared a dose of medicine and Yao's illness quickly improved.

法靜尼南上，熙先遣婢採藻隨之，付以箋書，陳說圖讖。 When Fajing went south, Xixian sent the maid Caizao with her, bearing letters that set forth charts and prophecies.

法靜還，義康餉熙先銅匕、銅鑷、袍段、棊奩等物。 When Fajing returned, Yikang sent Xixian gifts of a bronze spoon, bronze tweezers, lengths of robe cloth, a chess case, and other items.

Book of Song, Chapter 71Volume 71 Biographies 31: Xu Zhan, Jiang Zhan, Wang Sengchao · 2 passages

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賊臣范曄、孔熙先等，連結謀逆，法靜尼宣分往還，與大將軍臣義康共相脣齒，備于鞠對。 The traitors Fan Ye, Kong Xixian, and their confederates plotted rebellion; the nun Fajing and Xuanfen carried messages between them; they were bound to Grand General Yikang like lip and teeth—the record of interrogation sets this forth in full.

至於法靜所傳，及熙先等謀，知實不早，見關之日，便即以聞。 As for Fajing's messages and the plots of Xixian and his confederates, I did not learn the truth early; on the day I was implicated I reported at once.