Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Monk and Religious Leader

Fazian 法獻

Faxian

Attested AD 479 - AD 502

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Fazian was a Monk and Religious Leader.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 479 to AD 502 齊故僧統
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 58

Career and standing

monk 僧
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 58
Buddhist superintendent 僧統
Held
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 58

Places and affiliations

Polity Qi 齊 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 58
At Dinglin Upper Monastery 定林上寺 · Relation Kept relic at
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 58
At Wuchan 烏纏國 · Relation Obtained relic in
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 58

Learning and skills

Belief Buddhism 佛法 · Relation Adherent of
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 58

Events and relationships

Obtained the Buddha tooth in Wuchan
Religious · Acquirer
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 58

Assessments and attributes

Item Buddha's tooth 佛牙 · Relation Obtained
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 58

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 58

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 2Volume 2: Emperor Wu 2 · 1 passage

初，齊故僧統法獻於烏纏國得之，常在定林上寺，梁天監末，為攝山慶雲寺沙門慧興保藏，慧興將終，以屬弟慧志，承聖末，慧志密送于高祖，至是乃出。 Long before, Fazian, former Buddhist superintendent of Qi, had obtained it in Wuchan; it had remained at Dinglin Upper Monastery. In the last years of Liang's Tianjian reign the monk Huixing of Qingyun Monastery on She Mountain kept it safe. On his deathbed Huixing entrusted it to his brother Huizhi. At the end of the Chengsheng era Huizhi secretly sent it to the Founder; only now was it displayed.