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Huiyuan

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Lushan Huiyuan (simplified Chinese: 庐山慧远; traditional Chinese: 廬山慧遠; pinyin: Lúshān Huìyuǎn; Wade–Giles: Lushan Hui-yüan; 334–416 AD), meaning "Huiyuan of Mount Lu", was a Chinese Buddhist teacher who founded Donglin Temple at the foot of Mount Lu in Jiujiang province and wrote the text On Why Monks Do Not Bow Down Before Kings in 404 AD. He was born in Shanxi province but moved to Jiujiang, where he died in 416. Although he was born in the north, he moved south to live within the bounds of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Huiyuan was posthumously named First Patriarch of the Pure Land School of Buddhism, and founder of the White Lotus Society, an early Buddhist community devoted to Amitabha Buddha. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Huiyuan has received more than 6,512 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Huiyuan is the 448th most popular philosopher (up from 522nd in 2019), the 330th most popular biography from China (up from 403rd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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  • 60.63

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  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Huiyuan ranks 448 out of 1,267. Before him are Johannes Althusius, Diogenes of Babylon, Ernesto Laclau, Theodorus the Atheist, Arnobius, and John Toland. After him are Vasishtha, Luce Irigaray, Maine de Biran, Gianni Vattimo, Lucilio Vanini, and Paul Natorp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 334, Huiyuan ranks 2. Before him is Pope Siricius. After him are Virius Nicomachus Flavianus, and Sabbas the Goth. Among people deceased in 416, Huiyuan ranks 1. 

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    Huiyuan

    PHILOSOPHER

    334 - 416

    HPI: 60.63

    Rank: 1

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In China

Among people born in China, Huiyuan ranks 330 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor He of Han (79), Li Dazhao (1889), Lao She (1899), Ching Shih (1775), Princess Wencheng (628), and Emperor Ai of Han (-27). After him are Huang Chao (801), Emperor An of Han (94), Zhu Wen (852), Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837), Meng Haoran (690), and Yelü Chucai (1189).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Huiyuan ranks 18. Before him are Wang Yangming (1472), Guan Zhong (-720), Han Yu (768), Ban Zhao (45), Dong Zhongshu (-179), and Ge Hong (284). After him are Zhiyi (538), Zhang Daoling (34), Linji Yixuan (850), Shen Buhai (-385), Zhou Dunyi (1017), and Liu Bowen (1311).

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