Fa Hien (680)

To learn true wisdom, he traversed bone-dry deserts, scaled snow-laden mountains, and grieved over lost friends. To spread his hard-won knowledge, he battle stormy seas and unimaginable dangers. But his lord's blessings seemed to spread his hard-won knowledge, he battle stormy seas and unimaginable dangers. But his lord's blessings seemed to Gupta-ruled India, Fa Hien kept a record of his travels (between A.D. 399 and 414), which fascinate even to this day.