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Ajita Kesakambali

500 BC - Today

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Ajita Kesakambali (Sanskrit: अजित केशकंबली; Chinese: 阿耆多翅舍欽婆羅; pinyin: Āqíduō Chìshěqīnpóluó) was an ancient Indian philosopher in the 6th century BC. He is considered to be the first known proponent of Indian materialism, and forerunner to the Charvaka school. He was probably a contemporary of the Buddha and Mahavira. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ajita Kesakambali has received more than 222,980 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Ajita Kesakambali is the 953rd most popular philosopher (down from 925th in 2019).

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  • 220k

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  • 58.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ajita Kesakambali ranks 953 out of 1,267. Before him are Firmin Abauzit, Fernando Savater, Lacydes of Cyrene, Evald Ilyenkov, Tomáš Halík, and Cineas. After him are Andrea Carlo Ferrari, Zeno of Tarsus, Michel Onfray, Lysander Spooner, Leontion, and Edmund Gettier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Ajita Kesakambali ranks 72. Before him are Inaros II, Thrasybulus of Syracuse, Androtion, Jason of Pherae, Hecatomnus, and Pausanias of Macedon. After him are Argaeus II of Macedon, Anaxilas, Orontes I, Amyntas II of Macedon, Xanthus, and Tithraustes.

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