RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ajahn Chah

1918 - 1992

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Ajahn Chah (17 June 1918 – 16 January 1992) was a Thai Buddhist monk. He was an influential teacher of the Buddhadhamma and a founder of two major monasteries in the Thai Forest Tradition. Respected and loved in his own country as a man of great wisdom, he was also instrumental in establishing Theravada Buddhism in the West. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ajahn Chah has received more than 439,785 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Ajahn Chah is the 1,429th most popular religious figure (down from 1,372nd in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Thailand (down from 29th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Thai Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ajahn Chah ranks 1,429 out of 3,187. Before him are Theophylact of Constantinople, Yahya ibn Ma'in, Raniero Cantalamessa, Armand de Périgord, Baldwin of Luxembourg, and Peter Bartholomew. After him are Al-Baghawi, Anna Vyrubova, Lubaba bint al-Harith, Leonard of Port Maurice, Antonio Quarracino, and Juan de Zumárraga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Ajahn Chah ranks 96. Before him are Igor Ansoff, Vasyl Sukhomlynsky, Gara Garayev, Leila Mourad, Ben Johnson, and Bernd Alois Zimmermann. After him are Ida Lupino, Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Lo Wei, Shankar Dayal Sharma, Massimo Girotti, and Kazu Naoki. Among people deceased in 1992, Ajahn Chah ranks 83. Before him are Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu, Isidro Lángara, Rafael Orozco Maestre, Camarón de la Isla, Heinrich Eberbach, and Dick York. After him are Muhammad Asad, Richard Brooks, Jean Dieudonné, Audre Lorde, Wang Hongwen, and Arpad Elo.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Ajahn Chah ranks 32 out of 186. Before him are Mahidol Adulyadej (1892), Birabongse Bhanudej (1914), Srettha Thavisin (1962), Nouhak Phoumsavanh (1910), Sunanda Kumariratana (1860), and Samak Sundaravej (1935). After him are Somchai Wongsawat (1947), Sarit Thanarat (1908), Uthong (1314), Srinagarindra (1900), Si Inthrathit (1188), and Phetracha (1632).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Thailand

Among religious figures born in Thailand, Ajahn Chah ranks 2. Before him are Michael Michai Kitbunchu (1929). After him are Kriengsak Kovitvanit (1949).

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