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Kumārajīva

343 - 413

Kumārajīva

Kumārajīva (Sanskrit: कुमारजीव; traditional Chinese: 鳩摩羅什; simplified Chinese: 鸠摩罗什; pinyin: Jiūmóluóshí; Wade–Giles: Chiu1 mo2 lo2 shih2, 344–413 CE) was a Buddhist monk, scholar, missionary and translator from Kucha (present-day Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China). Kumārajīva is seen as one of the greatest translators of Chinese Buddhism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kumārajīva has received more than 242,494 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Kumārajīva is the 662nd most popular writer (down from 627th in 2019), the 178th most popular biography from China (down from 159th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Chinese Writer.

Kumārajīva is most famous for translating the Lotus Sutra into Chinese.

Memorability Metrics

240k
Page Views (PV)
64.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
4.76
Effective Languages (L*)
3.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kumārajīva ranks 662 out of 5,755. Before him are Ismail Gaspirali, Alfred de Vigny, Sven Hassel, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Walter Raleigh, and Raymond Queneau. After him are Patricia Highsmith, Giosuè Carducci, Nellie Bly, Vuk Karadžić, Masaru Emoto, and Bernart de Ventadorn.

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HPI: 64.23
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Kumārajīva
343 - 413
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 662
Patricia Highsmith
1921 - 1995
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 663
Giosuè Carducci
1835 - 1907
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 664
Nellie Bly
1864 - 1922
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 665
Vuk Karadžić
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HPI: 64.12
Rank: 666
Masaru Emoto
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HPI: 64.10
Rank: 667
Bernart de Ventadorn
1135 - 1190
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 668

Contemporaries

Among people born in 343, Kumārajīva ranks 1. After him is Emperor Mu of Jin. Among people deceased in 413, Kumārajīva ranks 3. Before him are Gwanggaeto the Great and Synesius. After him are Prudentius and Jovinus.