PHILOSOPHER
Buddhapālita
470 - 550
Buddhapālita
Buddhapālita (Chinese: 佛護; Tibetan: སངས་རྒྱས་བསྐྱངས་, Wylie: sangs rgyas bskyangs, fl. 5th-6th centuries CE) was an Indian Mahayana Buddhist commentator on the works of Nagarjuna and Aryadeva. His Mūlamadhyamaka-vṛtti is an influential commentary to the Mūlamadhyamakakarikā. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Buddhapālita has received more than 60,912 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Buddhapālita is the 1,031st most popular philosopher (down from 999th in 2019).
Memorability Metrics
61k
Page Views (PV)
47.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
4.69
Effective Languages (L*)
1.90
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Buddhapālitas by language
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Buddhapālita ranks 1,031 out of 1,081. Before him are Paul Deussen, Eugenio Garin, Ivan Merz, Jean François de Saint-Lambert, William Lane Craig, and Herbert Feigl. After him are Hirata Atsutane, Samuel ibn Tibbon, Pierre Lévy, Jean Cavaillès, Aleksei Losev, and William Thompson.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
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Paul Deussen
1845 - 1919
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 1,025
Eugenio Garin
1909 - 2004
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 1,026
Ivan Merz
1896 - 1928
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 1,027
Jean François de Saint-Lambert
1716 - 1803
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 1,028
William Lane Craig
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 1,029
Herbert Feigl
1902 - 1988
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 1,030
Buddhapālita
470 - 550
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 1,031
Hirata Atsutane
1776 - 1843
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 1,032
Samuel ibn Tibbon
1150 - 1230
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 1,033
Pierre Lévy
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 1,034
Jean Cavaillès
1903 - 1944
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 1,035
Aleksei Losev
1893 - 1988
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 1,036
William Thompson
1775 - 1833
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 1,037
Contemporaries
Among people born in 470, Buddhapālita ranks 10. Before him are Theudis, Caesarius of Arles, Medardus, Audofleda, Caradoc, and Finnian of Clonard. Among people deceased in 550, Buddhapālita ranks 4. Before him are Aryabhata, Cosmas Indicopleustes, and Damascius.
Others Born in 470
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Theudis
470 - 548
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 4
Caesarius of Arles
470 - 542
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 5
Medardus
470 - 560
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 6
Audofleda
470 - 526
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 7
Caradoc
470 - 500
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 8
Finnian of Clonard
470 - 549
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 9
Buddhapālita
470 - 550
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 10
Others Deceased in 550
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Aryabhata
476 - 550
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 1
Cosmas Indicopleustes
600 - 550
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 2
Damascius
480 - 550
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 3
Buddhapālita
470 - 550
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 4
