1141 - 1215
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 155,150 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Eisai is the 1,207th most popular religious figure (down from 1,056th in 2019), the 470th most popular biography from Japan (down from 430th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Japanese Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Eisai ranks 1,207 out of 2,238. Before him are Gildas, Jubal, George Hamartolos, Raymond V, Count of Toulouse, Jair, and Isaac of Armenia. After him are Agathius, Regino of Prüm, Gerasimus of the Jordan, Saichō, Jacob Baradaeus, and Rimbert.
500 - 570
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 1,201
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 1,202
900 - 867
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 1,203
1134 - 1194
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 1,204
1000 BC - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 1,205
338 - 439
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 1,206
1141 - 1215
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 1,207
300 - 303
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 1,208
842 - 915
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 1,209
500 - 475
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 1,210
767 - 822
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 1,211
505 - 578
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 1,212
830 - 888
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 1,213
Among people born in 1141, Eisai ranks 4. Before him are Nizami Ganjavi, Gerard de Ridefort, and Malcolm IV of Scotland. After him is Floris III, Count of Holland. Among people deceased in 1215, Eisai ranks 4. Before him are Bertran de Born, Gottfried von Strassburg, and Hōjō Tokimasa. After him is Michael I Komnenos Doukas.
1141 - 1209
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 1
1141 - 1189
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 2
1141 - 1165
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 3
1141 - 1215
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 4
1141 - 1190
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 5
1140 - 1215
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 1
1180 - 1215
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 2
1138 - 1215
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 3
1141 - 1215
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 4
1200 - 1215
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 5
Among people born in Japan, Eisai ranks 470 out of 6,048. Before him are Ken Takakura (1931), Matsukata Masayoshi (1835), Mitsumasa Yonai (1880), Emperor Go-Ichijō (1008), Masaaki Hatsumi (1931), and Hideyo Noguchi (1876). After him are Makoto Shinkai (1973), Tsukasa Hosaka (1937), Saichō (767), Hiroshi Kanazawa (1950), Hiroto Muraoka (1931), and Hidetoshi Nakata (1977).
1931 - 2014
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 464
1835 - 1924
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 465
1880 - 1948
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 466
1008 - 1036
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 467
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 468
1876 - 1928
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 469
1141 - 1215
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 470
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 471
1937 - 2018
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 472
767 - 822
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 473
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 474
1931 - 2017
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 475
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 476
Among religious figures born in Japan, Eisai ranks 13. Before him are Paulo Miki (1564), Mikao Usui (1865), Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659), Sen no Rikyū (1522), Ikkyū (1394), and Dom Justo Takayama (1552). After him are Saichō (767), Shinran (1173), Hōjō Ujimasa (1538), Soga no Umako (551), Hōnen (1133), and Kōdō Sawaki (1880).
1564 - 1597
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 7
1865 - 1926
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 8
1659 - 1719
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 9
1522 - 1591
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 10
1394 - 1481
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 11
1552 - 1615
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 12
1141 - 1215
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 13
767 - 822
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 14
1173 - 1263
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 15
1538 - 1590
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 16
551 - 626
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 17
1133 - 1212
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 18
1880 - 1965
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 19