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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 134,842 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Hōnen is the 1,505th most popular religious figure (down from 1,342nd in 2019), the 683rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 680th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Japanese Religious Figure.

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  • 130k

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  • 54.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Hōnen ranks 1,505 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Avilius of Alexandria, Michael von Faulhaber, Catherine of Ricci, Angilbert, Dionigi Tettamanzi, and Anatolius of Constantinople. After him are Bernard Francis Law, Lipit-Ishtar, Marcellin Champagnat, Meletius IV of Constantinople, Anthony of Kiev, and Maurice Bavaud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1133, Hōnen ranks 5. Before him are Henry II of England, Stephen IV of Hungary, Agnes of Courtenay, and Sigurd II of Norway. After him are Al-Zafir and Saint Thorlak. Among people deceased in 1212, Hōnen ranks 8. Before him are Dagmar of Bohemia, Maria of Montferrat, Felix of Valois, Bernhard, Count of Anhalt, Anna Komnene Angelina, and Beatrice of Swabia. After him is David Komnenos.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hōnen ranks 683 out of 6,048. Before him are Yasuo Haruyama (1906), Hiroshi Teshigahara (1927), Kazu Naoki (1918), Ueda Akinari (1734), Motobu Chōki (1870), and Yoshitaka Amano (1952). After him are Nagakura Shinpachi (1839), Harukichi Hyakutake (1888), Keisai Eisen (1790), Noritaka Hidaka (1947), Wakatsuki Reijirō (1866), and Izumi Shikibu (976).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Japan

Among religious figures born in Japan, Hōnen ranks 18. Before him are Dom Justo Takayama (1552), Eisai (1141), Saichō (767), Shinran (1173), Hōjō Ujimasa (1538), and Soga no Umako (551). After him are Kōdō Sawaki (1880), Taisen Deshimaru (1914), Moriteru Ueshiba (1951), Peter Shirayanagi (1928), Shunryū Suzuki (1904), and Joseph Asajiro Satowaki (1904).

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