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“The inhabitants are numerous and happy... Throuhout the country the people do not kill any living creature, nor drink intoxicating liquor, they do not keep pigs and fowl, and do not sell live cattle; in the markets there are no butcher shops and no dealers in intoxicating drink... Only the Chandalas (lowest cast) are fisherman and hunters and sell flesh meat.”

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Fa Xian, born and died between 337 and 422 AD, was an ancient Chinese Buddhist traveler and translator. Limited information is available, but Fa Xian, during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, embarked on a journey to India to seek Buddhist scriptures, endured hardships, and eventually successfully brought back a large number of Buddhist texts, which had a profound impact on the spread of Buddhism in later generations. more

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