RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Eisai

1141 - 1215

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Myōan Eisai/Yōsai (明菴栄西, 27 May 1141 – 1 August 1215) was a Japanese Buddhist priest, credited with founding the Rinzai school, the Japanese line of the Linji school of Zen Buddhism. In 1191, he introduced this Zen approach to Japan, following his trip to China from 1187 to 1191, during which he was initiated into the Linji school by the master Hsü an. It is also said that he popularized green tea in Japan, following this same trip. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eisai has received more than 165,961 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Eisai is the 1,147th most popular religious figure (up from 1,198th in 2019), the 439th most popular biography from Japan (up from 468th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Japanese Religious Figure.

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  • 170k

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  • 58.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Eisai ranks 1,147 out of 3,187. Before him are George Fox, Yves Congar, Isidore of Pelusium, Annie Chapman, Sultan Walad, and Vincent of Lérins. After him are Maria Branyas, Pier Giorgio Frassati, Gianna Beretta Molla, Medardus, George Hamartolos, and Maria Celeste.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1141, Eisai ranks 4. Before him are Nizami Ganjavi, Gerard de Ridefort, and Malcolm IV of Scotland. After him are Floris III, Count of Holland, and Azalais de Porcairagues. Among people deceased in 1215, Eisai ranks 2. Before him is Bertran de Born. After him are Michael I Komnenos Doukas, Gottfried von Strassburg, and Hōjō Tokimasa.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Eisai ranks 439 out of 6,245. Before him are Takijirō Ōnishi (1891), Kiichi Miyazawa (1919), Katsuhiro Otomo (1954), Satoshi Kon (1963), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (1950), and Takeo Fukuda (1905). After him are Yukio Tsuda (1917), Muryeong of Baekje (462), Takahashi Korekiyo (1854), Akiyuki Nosaka (1930), Minoru Genda (1904), and Emperor Hanazono (1297).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Japan

Among religious figures born in Japan, Eisai ranks 13. Before him are Abe no Seimei (921), Sen no Rikyū (1522), Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659), Mikao Usui (1865), Dom Justo Takayama (1552), and Ikkyū (1394). After him are Saichō (767), Shinran (1173), Senhime (1597), Hōnen (1133), Hōjō Ujimasa (1538), and Taisen Deshimaru (1914).

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