Fa Xian was a Buddhist monk in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the first pilgrim recorded to have reached India in Chinese history. His arduous journey was described in his travelogue and memoir, A Record of Buddhist Kingdoms (Fo Guo Ji 佛国记), serving as a notable independent record of early Buddhism in India.

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