Fa Xian

(noun)

A Chinese traveler who recorded detailed observations about his experience in the Gupta Empire in his journal. It was later published.

Related Terms

  • Golden Age of India
  • Navartna
  • ayurvedic
  • Chandragupta II

Examples of Fa Xian in the following topics:

  • The Golden Age of India

    • Fa Xian was one of the first Chinese travelers to visit India during the reign of Gupta Emperor Chandragupta II.
    • During his stay in India, until c. 411 CE, Fa Xian went on a pilgrimage to Mathura, Kanauj, Kapilavastu, Kushinagar, Vaishali, Pataliputra, Kashi, and Rajgriha.
  • Melodic Keyboard-Style Voice-Leading Schemata

    • Note that the fa in the D2 passing chord (a functional dissonance) of the second example does not resolve down to mi.
    • Do–re–mi in the bass is also frequently accompanied by mi–fa–sol in the melody, making parallel tenths.
    • Note here that, like the fa in the D2 voice exchange, the fa in the melody is an unresolved functional dissonance.
    • Only use it with mi–fa–sol (or me–fa–sol) in the melody, and always use the following voice-leading (note the non-standard doubling of the bass—la/le—in the S6 chord).
    • This will retain the trigger and bass note fa, as well as the two pitches making the dissonance (do and re or mi/me and fa), and will allow a second fa in an upper voice that can prepare the seventh of theD5 chord.
  • Triads and Seventh Chords

    • diminished triad: m3 and d5 above the root (as in ti–re–fa)
  • Introduction to Thematic Structure in the Classical Style

    • Note that the fa in the D2p chord of the second example does not resolve down to mi.
    • Do–re–mi in the bass can also be accompanied by mi–fa–sol in the melody, making parallel tenths.
    • Note here that, like the fa in the D2p voice exchange, the fa in the melody is an unresolved functional dissonance.
    • Only use it with mi–fa–sol (or me–fa–sol) in the melody, and always use the following voice-leading (note the non-standard doubling of the bass—la/le—in the S6d chord).
    • This will retain the trigger and bass note fa, as well as the two pitches making the dissonance, and will allow a second fa in an upper voice that can prepare the seventh of the D5 chord.
  • Hybrid Themes

    • The most straightforward example is when a subdominant chord is chromatically altered by changing fa to fi, and then progresses, like usual, to the dominant chord.
    • This alteration of fa to fi turns a regular subdominant chord into a chord that has a dominant function in the "key of the dominant."
    • We would analyze this as S4 D5 T1.If we change fa (F) to fi (F#) in the F chord, we get F#dim–G–C.
    • But those pitches are sol, ti, re, and fa in the key of V (D major).
    • Thus, the C-sharp should be treated like a leading-tone, and the G (fa in D) like a functional dissonance of dominant.
  • Applied Chords

    • This alteration of fa to fi turns a regular subdominant chord into a chord that has a dominant function in the "key of the dominant."
    • If we change fa (F) to fi (F#) in the F chord, we get F#dim–G–C.
    • But those pitches are sol, ti, re, and fa in the key of V (D major).
    • Thus, the C-sharp should be treated like a leading-tone, and the G (fa in D) like a functional dissonance of dominant function.
    • The Neapolitan chord contains lowered scale-degree 2, along with scale-degree 4, and lowered scale-degree 6: ra, fa, and le.
  • The Fall of the Han and the Three Kingdoms Period

    • The General would then replace Emperor Shao with the Prince of Cheniliu, known as Emperor Xian.
    • Xian would be the last emperor of the Han Dynasty.
    • When Cao Cao died in 220 CE, Emperor Xian abdicated the throne, claiming that he had failed to keep the Mandate of Heaven.
  • Gender Identity in Everyday Life

    • In some Polynesian societies, fa'afafine are considered to be a third gender alongside male and female.
    • Fa'afafine are accepted as a natural gender and are neither looked down upon nor discriminated against.
    • Fa'afafine are often physiologically unable to reproduce.
    • Fa'afafine also reinforce their femininity by claiming to be only attracted to and receiving sexual attention from heterosexual men.
  • The Third Law: Symmetry in Forces

    • In this example, FA is the action and FB is the reaction.
  • Modal Mixture

    • For example, if an S4 chord in major is borrowed from the parallel minor (fa–le–do instead of fa–la–do), the functional bass symbol is [S4] not S4.
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