RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Hōnen

1133 - 1212

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Hōnen (法然, May 13 (April 7), 1133 – February 29, 1212) was the religious reformer and progenitor of the first independent branch of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism called Jōdo-shū (浄土宗, "The Pure Land School"). He is also considered the Seventh Jōdo Shinshū Patriarch. Hōnen became a Tendai initiate at an early age, but grew disaffected and sought an approach to Buddhism that anyone could follow, even during the perceived Age of Dharma Decline. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hōnen has received more than 146,861 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Hōnen is the 1,454th most popular religious figure (up from 1,493rd in 2019), the 651st most popular biography from Japan (up from 681st in 2019) and the 17th most popular Japanese Religious Figure.

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  • 150k

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  • 55.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Hōnen ranks 1,454 out of 3,187. Before him are John Nelson Darby, Balthasar Hubmaier, Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria, Saint Kilian, Junia, and Alphonsus Rodriguez. After him are Modestus of Jerusalem, Beniamino Stella, Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, Urbain Grandier, Swaminarayan, and Qadi Iyad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1133, Hōnen ranks 5. Before him are Henry II of England, Agnes of Courtenay, Stephen IV of Hungary, and Sigurd II of Norway. After him are Al-Zafir, Urraca of Castile, Queen of Navarre, and Saint Thorlak. Among people deceased in 1212, Hōnen ranks 7. Before him are Dagmar of Bohemia, Vsevolod the Big Nest, Anna Komnene Angelina, Felix of Valois, Maria of Montferrat, and Bernhard, Count of Anhalt. After him are Philip I of Namur, Beatrice of Swabia, and David Komnenos.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hōnen ranks 651 out of 6,245. Before him are Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (1933), Kinuyo Tanaka (1909), Takashi Murakami (1962), Kiyoshi Tomizawa (1943), Iwakura Tomomi (1825), and Sōsuke Uno (1922). After him are Takeo Takagi (1892), Mariya Takeuchi (1955), Keisuke Okada (1868), Emperor Sanjō (976), Katsu Kaishū (1823), and Hakaru Hashimoto (1881).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Japan

Among religious figures born in Japan, Hōnen ranks 17. Before him are Dom Justo Takayama (1552), Ikkyū (1394), Eisai (1141), Saichō (767), Shinran (1173), and Senhime (1597). After him are Hōjō Ujimasa (1538), Taisen Deshimaru (1914), Soga no Umako (551), Kōdō Sawaki (1880), Magdalene of Nagasaki (1611), and Moriteru Ueshiba (1951).

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