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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Jianzhen

688 - 763

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Jianzhen (688–763), also known by his Japanese name Ganjin, was a Tang Chinese monk who helped to propagate Buddhism in Japan. In the eleven years from 743 to 754, Jianzhen attempted to visit Japan some six times, arriving in the year 753 and founding Tōshōdai-ji in Nara. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jianzhen has received more than 100,679 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jianzhen is the 1,497th most popular religious figure (down from 1,274th in 2019), the 582nd most popular biography from China (down from 519th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Chinese Religious Figure.

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  • 54.07

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jianzhen ranks 1,497 out of 2,238Before her are Mahinda, Balthasar Hubmaier, Julie Billiart, Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan, Soga no Umako, and Eutychius of Constantinople. After her are Clare of Montefalco, Pope Avilius of Alexandria, Michael von Faulhaber, Catherine of Ricci, Angilbert, and Dionigi Tettamanzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 688, Jianzhen ranks 4Before her are Charles Martel, Roderic, and Marwan II.  Among people deceased in 763, Jianzhen ranks 2Before her is Shantideva.

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In China

Among people born in China, Jianzhen ranks 582 out of 1,392Before her are Wang Ming (1904), Bada Shanren (1626), Jin Midi (-134), Ragibagh Khan (1320), Ai Qing (1910), and Cao Yu (1910). After her are Li Shangyin (813), Deng Sui (81), Xu Shichang (1855), Li Cheng (919), Tung Chee-hwa (1937), and Zhang Ziyi (1979).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In China

Among religious figures born in China, Jianzhen ranks 11Before her are Bao Xishun (1951), 11th Dalai Lama (1838), Shaohao (null), Sengcan (529), Rabban Bar Sauma (1220), and Joseph Zen (1932). After her are Mang of Xia (null), Gan Ji (101), Yijing (635), Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei (1901), Thomas Tien Ken-sin (1890), and John Baptist Wu (1925).