PHILOSOPHER

Dharmakirti

700 - 660

Dharmakirti

Dharmakīrti (fl. c. 600–670 CE;), was an influential Indian Buddhist philosopher who worked at Nālandā. He was one of the key scholars of epistemology (pramāṇa) in Buddhist philosophy, and is associated with the Yogācāra and Sautrāntika schools. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dharmakirti has received more than 252,887 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Dharmakirti is the 619th most popular philosopher (down from 526th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Indonesia (down from 12th in 2019) and the most popular Indonesian Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

250k
Page Views (PV)
57.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
5.92
Effective Languages (L*)
3.08
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Dharmakirti ranks 619 out of 1,267. Before him are R. G. Collingwood, Hermann Samuel Reimarus, Berengar of Tours, Reinhold Niebuhr, Kuno Fischer, and Marpa Lotsawa. After him are Vilém Flusser, Kitaro Nishida, Antonio Labriola, Alexander of Hales, Werner Jaeger, and Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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R. G. Collingwood
1889 - 1943
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 613
Hermann Samuel Reimarus
1694 - 1768
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 614
Berengar of Tours
998 - 1088
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 615
Reinhold Niebuhr
1892 - 1971
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 616
Kuno Fischer
1824 - 1907
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 617
Marpa Lotsawa
1012 - 1097
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 618
Dharmakirti
700 - 660
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 619
Vilém Flusser
1920 - 1991
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 620
Kitaro Nishida
1870 - 1945
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 621
Antonio Labriola
1843 - 1904
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 622
Alexander of Hales
1175 - 1245
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 623
Werner Jaeger
1888 - 1961
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 624
Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov
1829 - 1903
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 625

Contemporaries

Among people born in 700, Dharmakirti ranks 23. Before him are Batbayan, Sebeos, Artabasdos, Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa, Antipope Paschal, and Julian the Hospitaller. After him are Irmina of Oeren, Gregoria, Ardo, Vergilius of Salzburg, Ka'b ibn Zuhayr, and Hieda no Are. Among people deceased in 660, Dharmakirti ranks 5. Before him are Wahshi ibn Harb, Saint Eligius, Uija of Baekje, and Gyebaek. After him are Hujr ibn Adi, Asma bint Umais, Anthimus I of Constantinople, and Sigeberht the Good.

Others Born in 700

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Batbayan
POLITICIAN
700 - 690
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 17
Sebeos
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 700
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 18
Artabasdos
POLITICIAN
700 - 743
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 19
Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa
POLITICIAN
700 - 716
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 20
Antipope Paschal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 692
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 21
Julian the Hospitaller
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - Present
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 22
Dharmakirti
PHILOSOPHER
700 - 660
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 23
Irmina of Oeren
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 716
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 24
Gregoria
POLITICIAN
700 - 700
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 25
Ardo
POLITICIAN
700 - 721
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 26
Vergilius of Salzburg
MATHEMATICIAN
700 - 784
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 27
Ka'b ibn Zuhayr
WRITER
700 - 662
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 28
Hieda no Are
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 750
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 29

Others Deceased in 660

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Wahshi ibn Harb
COMPANION
700 - 660
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 1
Saint Eligius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
588 - 660
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 2
Uija of Baekje
POLITICIAN
599 - 660
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 3
Gyebaek
POLITICIAN
607 - 660
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 4
Dharmakirti
PHILOSOPHER
700 - 660
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 5
Hujr ibn Adi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 660
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 6
Asma bint Umais
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 7
Anthimus I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 660
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 8
Sigeberht the Good
POLITICIAN
600 - 660
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 9