PHILOSOPHER

Huineng

638 - 713

Huineng

Dajian Huineng (traditional Chinese: 大鑒惠能; pinyin: Dàjiàn Huìnéng; Wade–Giles: Ta4-chien4; Japanese: Daikan Enō; Korean: Hyeneung); (February 27, 638 – August 28, 713), also commonly known as the Sixth Patriarch or Sixth Ancestor of Chan (traditional Chinese: 禪宗六祖), is a semi-legendary but central figure in the early history of Chinese Chan Buddhism. According to tradition he was an uneducated layman who suddenly attained awakening upon hearing the Diamond Sutra. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Huineng has received more than 256,271 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Huineng is the 281st most popular philosopher (up from 295th in 2019), the 168th most popular biography from China and the 13th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

Hui-neng is most famous for his dialogues with the sixth patriarch, Hui-k'o. Hui-neng was a lay disciple of the fifth patriarch, Hung-jen, and became the sixth patriarch of Ch'an Buddhism after Hui-k'o.

Memorability Metrics

260k
Page Views (PV)
72.82
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
5.81
Effective Languages (L*)
2.36
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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Huineng ranks 281 out of 1,089. Before him are Cleanthes, François Fénelon, Johann Reuchlin, Rudolf Bultmann, Georges Sorel, and Mazdak. After him are Robert Nozick, Abraham ibn Ezra, Jacobus Arminius, Prodicus, Ramana Maharshi, and John Searle.

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Cleanthes
330 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 275
François Fénelon
1651 - 1715
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 276
Johann Reuchlin
1455 - 1522
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 277
Rudolf Bultmann
1884 - 1976
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 278
Georges Sorel
1847 - 1922
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 279
Mazdak
450 - 529
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 280
Huineng
638 - 713
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 281
Robert Nozick
1938 - 2002
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 282
Abraham ibn Ezra
1089 - 1167
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 283
Jacobus Arminius
1560 - 1609
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 284
Prodicus
460 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 285
Ramana Maharshi
1879 - 1950
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 286
John Searle
1932 - Present
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 287

Contemporaries

Among people born in 638, Huineng ranks 1. Among people deceased in 713, Huineng ranks 3. Before him are Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin and Philippikos Bardanes. After him are Princess Taiping and Yijing.