638 - 713
Dajian Huineng (traditional Chinese: 大鑒惠能; pinyin: Dàjiàn Huìnéng; Wade–Giles: Ta⁴-chien⁴ Hui⁴-nêng²; Japanese: Daikan Enō; Korean: Daegam 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 428,727 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Huineng is the 655th most popular religious figure (down from 281st in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from China (down from 168th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Religious Figure.
Huineng is famous for his role in the development of the Chan (Zen) school of Buddhism and for his emphasis on the importance of direct experience in spiritual practice. Huineng is also known for his teachings on the nature of mind and consciousness, which emphasized the fundamental emptiness and impermanence of all phenomena. His teachings had a profound influence on the development of Buddhism in China and throughout East Asia.
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Among religious figures, Huineng ranks 655 out of 2,238. Before him are Victor of Aveyron, Athenagoras I of Constantinople, Columbanus, Holofernes, Norbert of Xanten, and Margot Frank. After him are Peter Lombard, Epiphanius of Salamis, Isaac Luria, Charles Taze Russell, Pontius Pilate's wife, and Isaac of Nineveh.
1793 - 1828
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 649
1886 - 1972
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 650
540 - 615
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 651
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 652
1080 - 1134
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 653
1926 - 1945
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 654
638 - 713
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 655
1096 - 1160
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 656
315 - 403
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 657
1534 - 1572
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 658
1852 - 1916
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 659
6 - 100
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 660
640 - 700
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 661
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.
659 - 713
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 1
700 - 713
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2
638 - 713
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 3
665 - 713
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4
635 - 713
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 5
Among people born in China, Huineng ranks 173 out of 1,392. Before him are Tang of Shang (-1601), Empress Xiaoyichun (1727), King Zhou of Shang (-1105), Tianqi Emperor (1605), Taichang Emperor (1582), and Emperor Daizong of Tang (727). After him are Diaochan (null), Gwanggaeto the Great (374), Sun Bin (-401), Je Tsongkhapa (1357), Kumārajīva (343), and Jie of Xia (-1728).
1601 BC - 1646 BC
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 167
1727 - 1775
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 168
1105 BC - 1046 BC
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 169
1605 - 1627
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 170
1582 - 1620
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 171
727 - 779
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 172
638 - 713
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 173
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 174
374 - 413
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 175
401 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 176
1357 - 1419
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 177
343 - 413
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 178
1728 BC - 1675 BC
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 179
Among religious figures born in China, Huineng ranks 3. Before him are 14th Dalai Lama (1935) and 13th Dalai Lama (1876). After him are Je Tsongkhapa (1357), Bao Xishun (1951), 11th Dalai Lama (1838), Shaohao (null), Sengcan (529), Rabban Bar Sauma (1220), Joseph Zen (1932), Jianzhen (688), and Mang of Xia (null).
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 1
1876 - 1933
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 2
638 - 713
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 3
1357 - 1419
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 4
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 5
1838 - 1856
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 6
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 7
529 - 606
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 8
1220 - 1294
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 9
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 10
688 - 763
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 11
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 12