Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Nun

Fajing 法靜

Fǎjìng

Attested c. AD 440 - AD 445

Passages: 7
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Fajing was a Nun.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 445 元嘉二十二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 71, passage 55
c. AD 440 to c. AD 445 法靜尼南上
Strongly inferred · Book of Song 69, passage 177

Family

Sibling of Younger Sister of Fajing (法靜尼妹)
younger sister 妹 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 172

Key source chapters

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liu-song · Relation Member of
Strongly inferred · Book of Song 71, passage 79

Events and relationships

Carried communications between the conspirators and Liu Yikang
Political · Courier
Directly stated · Book of Song 69, passages 169, 177-178

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Song 71, passage 79

References in the histories

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

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

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.