RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Hsing Yun

1927 - 2023

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Hsing Yun (Chinese: 星雲; pinyin: Xīng Yún; 19 August 1927 – 5 February 2023) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, teacher, and philanthropist based in Taiwan. He was the founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist monastic order as well as the layperson-based Buddha's Light International Association. Hsing Yun was considered a major proponent of Humanistic Buddhism and one of the most influential teachers of modern Taiwanese Buddhism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hsing Yun has received more than 265,488 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Hsing Yun is the 2,272nd most popular religious figure, the 823rd most popular biography from China and the 18th most popular Chinese Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Hsing Yun ranks 2,272 out of 3,187. Before him are János Csernoch, Luis Héctor Villalba, Antonio Maria Vegliò, Zenobius of Florence, Jacqueline Felice de Almania, and Claudio Gugerotti. After him are Elizabeth Ann Seton, Kazim Rashti, Irenaios, Antonio Innocenti, Ivan Dias, and Arturo Sosa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Hsing Yun ranks 232. Before him are David Hedison, Simin Behbahani, Theodor Wagner, Robert N. Bellah, Theodore Maiman, and Franco Donatoni. After him are Eileen Ryan, Don Revie, Leontyne Price, Herbert Ross, Laurel Aitken, and Yevgeny Morgunov. Among people deceased in 2023, Hsing Yun ranks 333. Before him are Lise Nørgaard, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Aman Tuleyev, Bill Richardson, Jacques Duquesne, and Faustin Twagiramungu. After him are Osvaldo Héctor Cruz, Irenaios, Abdelsalam Majali, Guillermo Escalada, Marcos Alonso, and Tatjana Patitz.

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In China

Among people born in China, Hsing Yun ranks 823 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhang Binglin (1868), Zhang Dejiang (1946), Cai Qi (1955), Qiao Shi (1924), Cui Hao (704), and Jia Qinglin (1940). After him are Qin Gang (1966), Derek Parfit (1942), Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama (1883), Fujio Akatsuka (1935), Shi Pei Pu (1938), and Taranatha (1575).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In China

Among religious figures born in China, Hsing Yun ranks 18. Before him are Gan Ji (101), Mang of Xia (null), Yijing (635), Rabban Bar Sauma (1220), Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei (1901), and Witness Lee (1905). After him are Thomas Tien Ken-sin (1890), John Baptist Wu (1925), Paul Yü Pin (1901), Paul Shan Kuo-hsi (1924), He Pingping (1988), and Trinley Thaye Dorje (1983).

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