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Kumārajīva

343 - 413

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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 270,513 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Kumārajīva is the 528th most popular writer (up from 661st in 2019), the 128th most popular biography from China (up from 177th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Chinese Writer.

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

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  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kumārajīva ranks 528 out of 7,302. Before him are Premchand, Jostein Gaarder, Harold Pinter, Jean Paul, Imadaddin Nasimi, and Pierre de Ronsard. After him are Richard Bach, José Martí, Tyrtaeus, Robert Walser, Franz Werfel, and Jacob L. Moreno.

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Contemporaries

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

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In China

Among people born in China, Kumārajīva ranks 128 out of 1,610. Before him are Chiang Ching-kuo (1910), Milarepa (1052), Songtsen Gampo (604), Hyeonjong of Joseon (1641), Kaidu (1230), and Emperor Huizong of Song (1082). After him are Hong Xiuquan (1814), Bai Qi (-250), Jiang Ziya (-1090), Chenghua Emperor (1447), Zhang Qian (-200), and Sun Jian (155).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Kumārajīva ranks 8. Before him are Du Fu (712), Lu Xun (1881), Gao Xingjian (1940), Qu Yuan (-343), Luo Guanzhong (1330), and Wu Cheng'en (1500). After him are Bai Juyi (772), Mo Yan (1955), Faxian (340), Su Shi (1037), Wang Wei (699), and Kang Youwei (1858).

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