RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Kaundinya

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Kaundinya (Sanskrit कौंडिन्य), also known as Ājñātakauṇḍinya, Pali: Añña Koṇḍañña), was one of the first five Buddhist monks (Pancavaggiya), disciple of Gautama Buddha and the first to attain the fruit of Arahant. He lived during the 5th century BCE in what are now Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, India. According to traditional accounts, at the time of Gautama Buddha's birth, he predicted his future destination as an enlightened teacher. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kaundinya has received more than 360,005 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Kaundinya is the 1,461st most popular religious figure (up from 1,507th in 2019).

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  • 360k

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  • 61.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Kaundinya ranks 1,461 out of 3,187. Before him are Modestus of Jerusalem, Beniamino Stella, Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, Urbain Grandier, Swaminarayan, and Qadi Iyad. After him are Germanus of Auxerre, Fructuosus, Bernard of Menthon, Aelius Gallus, Tilopa, and Philotheus I of Constantinople.

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