334 - 416
Huiyuan (Chinese: 慧遠; Wade–Giles: Hui-yüan; 334–416 AD) was a Chinese Buddhist teacher who founded Donglin Temple on Mount Lushan in Jiangxi province and wrote the text On Why Monks Do Not Bow Down Before Kings in 404 AD. He was born in Shanxi province but after a long life of Buddhist teaching he wound up in Jiangxi province, 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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Huiyuan has received more than 5,102 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Huiyuan is the 529th most popular philosopher (down from 516th in 2019), the 404th most popular biography from China (down from 386th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Huiyuan ranks 529 out of 1,081. Before him are Saul Kripke, Carl Stumpf, Arthur Danto, Gorakhnath, Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri, and Hegesias of Cyrene. After him are Al-Shahrastani, Al-Baydawi, Dharmakirti, Cesare Ripa, Chaïm Perelman, and Crates of Mallus.
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 523
1848 - 1936
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 524
1924 - 2013
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 525
1100 - 1200
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 526
1667 - 1733
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 527
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 528
334 - 416
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 529
1086 - 1153
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 530
1201 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 531
700 - 660
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 532
1555 - 1622
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 533
1912 - 1984
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 534
200 BC - 145 BC
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 535
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.
334 - 399
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 1
334 - 416
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 2
334 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 3
334 - 372
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 4
Among people born in China, Huiyuan ranks 404 out of 1,392. Before him are Qiu Jin (1875), Zhao Mengfu (1254), Sima Xiangru (-179), Princess Wencheng (628), Du Mu (803), and Gegeen Khan (1302). After him are Wen Tianxiang (1236), Han Gan (706), Zhuge Jin (174), Daniel C. Tsui (1939), Mi Fu (1051), and J. G. Ballard (1930).
1875 - 1907
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 398
1254 - 1322
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 399
179 BC - 117 BC
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 400
628 - 680
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 401
803 - 852
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 402
1302 - 1323
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 403
334 - 416
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 404
1236 - 1283
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 405
706 - 783
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 406
174 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 407
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 408
1051 - 1107
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 409
1930 - 2009
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 410
Among philosophers born in China, Huiyuan ranks 23. Before him are Ge Hong (284), Ouyang Xiu (1007), Su Song (1020), Zhiyi (538), Dong Zhongshu (-179), and Liu Bowen (1311). After him are Marpa Lotsawa (1012), Zhou Dunyi (1017), Zhang Daoling (34), Hu Shih (1891), Shen Buhai (-385), and Cheng Yi (1033).
284 - 364
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 17
1007 - 1072
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 18
1020 - 1101
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 19
538 - 597
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 20
179 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 21
1311 - 1375
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 22
334 - 416
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 23
1012 - 1097
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 24
1017 - 1073
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 25
34 - 156
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 26
1891 - 1962
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 27
385 BC - 337 BC
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 28
1033 - 1107
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 29