RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Amoghavajra

705 - 774

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Amoghavajra (Sanskrit: अमोघवज्र Amoghavajra; Chinese: 不空; pinyin: Bùkōng; Japanese: Fukū; Korean: 불공; Vietnamese: Bất Không, 705–774) was a prolific translator who became one of the most politically powerful Buddhist monks in Chinese history and is acknowledged as one of the Eight Patriarchs of the Doctrine in Shingon Buddhism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Amoghavajra has received more than 100,726 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Amoghavajra is the 1,306th most popular religious figure, the 29th most popular biography from Uzbekistan and the 6th most popular Uzbekistani Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 100k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Amoghavajra ranks 1,306 out of 3,187. Before him are Nicetas of Remesiana, Antipope Philip, Benno, Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi, Uppalavanna, and Claudio Acquaviva. After him are An Shigao, Ahmad al-Tijani, Bashar ibn Burd, Zanabazar, Pandita Ramabai, and Nathan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 705, Amoghavajra ranks 1. After him are Hunald I, and Tiberius. Among people deceased in 774, Amoghavajra ranks 3. Before him are Aurelius of Asturias, and Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i. After him is Hunald I.

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    Amoghavajra

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    705 - 774

    HPI: 56.72

    Rank: 1

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    Hunald I

    POLITICIAN

    705 - 774

    HPI: 55.16

    Rank: 2

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    Tiberius

    POLITICIAN

    705 - 711

    HPI: 45.83

    Rank: 3

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Others Deceased in 774

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In Uzbekistan

Among people born in Uzbekistan, Amoghavajra ranks 29 out of 190. Before him are Ali Qushji (1403), Viktor Bryukhanov (1935), Fayzulla Khodzhayev (1896), Goharshad Begum (1400), Ad-Darazi (1000), and Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat (1499). After him are Umar Shaikh Mirza II (1456), Mirkhvand (1433), Sharof Rashidov (1917), Vladimir Dzhanibekov (1942), Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi (1889), and Abdulla Aripov (1962).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Uzbekistan

Among religious figures born in Uzbekistan, Amoghavajra ranks 6. Before him are Muhammad al-Bukhari (810), Al-Tirmidhi (824), Abu Mansur al-Maturidi (893), Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari (1327), and Ad-Darazi (1000).

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