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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

14th Dalai Lama

1935 - Today

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The 14th Dalai Lama (spiritual name: Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, also known as Tenzin Gyatso; né Lhamo Thondup; born 6 July 1935) is, as the incumbent Dalai Lama, the highest spiritual leader and head of Tibetan Buddhism. By the adherents of Tibetan Buddhism, he is considered a living Bodhisattva; specifically, an emanation of Avalokiteśvara in Sanskrit, and Chenrezig in Tibetan. He is also the leader and a monk of the Gelug school, the newest school of Tibetan Buddhism, formally headed by the Ganden Tripa. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of 14th Dalai Lama has received more than 12,657,006 page views. His biography is available in 113 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 110 in 2019). 14th Dalai Lama is the 49th most popular religious figure (down from 34th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from China (down from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Religious Figure.

The 14th Dalai Lama is most famous for being the spiritual and political leader of Tibet.

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  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 79.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 113

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, 14th Dalai Lama ranks 49 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope John Paul I, Pope John XXIII, Joshua, Judas Iscariot, Ignatius of Loyola, and Saul. After him are Mary Magdalene, Pope Gregory I, Job, Pope Pius XII, Bartholomew the Apostle, and Jerome.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, 14th Dalai Lama ranks 3. Before him are Alain Delon and Elvis Presley. After him are Luciano Pavarotti, Salman of Saudi Arabia, Woody Allen, José Mujica, Mahmoud Abbas, Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Hussein of Jordan, Donald Sutherland, and Françoise Sagan.

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In China

Among people born in China, 14th Dalai Lama ranks 8 out of 1,392. Before him are Mao Zedong (1893), Qin Shi Huang (-258), Huang Xianfan (1899), Laozi (-604), Sun Tzu (-544), and Zheng He (1387). After him are Deng Xiaoping (1904), Sun Yat-sen (1866), Kublai Khan (1215), Sima Qian (-145), Xi Jinping (1953), and Puyi (1906).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In China

Among religious figures born in China, 14th Dalai Lama ranks 1. After him are 13th Dalai Lama (1876), Huineng (638), Je Tsongkhapa (1357), Bao Xishun (1951), 11th Dalai Lama (1838), Shaohao (null), Sengcan (529), Rabban Bar Sauma (1220), Joseph Zen (1932), Jianzhen (688), and Mang of Xia (null).

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