RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Mahākāśyapa

550 BC - 549 BC

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Mahākāśyapa (Pali: Mahākassapa) was one of the principal disciples of Gautama Buddha. He is regarded in Buddhism as an enlightened disciple, being foremost in ascetic practice. Mahākāśyapa assumed leadership of the monastic community following the parinirvāṇa (death) of the Buddha, presiding over the First Buddhist Council. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mahākāśyapa has received more than 356,263 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Mahākāśyapa is the 623rd most popular religious figure (up from 698th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from India (up from 89th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Indian Religious Figure.

Mahākāśyapa is most famous for being the last of the Buddha's disciples.

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  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Mahākāśyapa ranks 623 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Casimir, Gregory Thaumaturgus, Gamaliel, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria, Pope Eusebius, and Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah. After him are Michael I Cerularius, Sister Lúcia, Pope Leo VI, Theophanes the Confessor, Canaan, and Pope Vigilius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 550 BC, Mahākāśyapa ranks 8. Before him are Cambyses II, Hecataeus of Miletus, Zechariah, Aristides, Haggai, and Ephialtes of Trachis. After him are Atossa, Kapila, Goujian, Labashi-Marduk, Fuchai, and Himilco. Among people deceased in 549 BC, Mahākāśyapa ranks 1. 

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  • Photo of Cambyses II

    Cambyses II

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - 522 BC

    HPI: 74.97

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Hecataeus of Miletus

    Hecataeus of Miletus

    HISTORIAN

    550 BC - 476 BC

    HPI: 72.55

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Zechariah

    Zechariah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    550 BC - 401 BC

    HPI: 72.34

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Aristides

    Aristides

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - 467 BC

    HPI: 69.08

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Haggai

    Haggai

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    550 BC - Present

    HPI: 67.49

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Ephialtes of Trachis

    Ephialtes of Trachis

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - 480 BC

    HPI: 65.90

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Mahākāśyapa

    Mahākāśyapa

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    550 BC - 549 BC

    HPI: 65.46

    Rank: 8

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    Atossa

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - 475 BC

    HPI: 64.39

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Kapila

    Kapila

    PHILOSOPHER

    550 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 61.78

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Goujian

    Goujian

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - Present

    HPI: 61.57

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Labashi-Marduk

    Labashi-Marduk

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - 556 BC

    HPI: 61.20

    Rank: 12

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    Fuchai

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - 473 BC

    HPI: 59.80

    Rank: 13

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    Himilco

    EXPLORER

    550 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 59.60

    Rank: 14

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Others Deceased in 549 BC

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In India

Among people born in India, Mahākāśyapa ranks 71 out of 1,861. Before him are Mumtaz Mahal (1593), Padmasambhava (717), Satyajit Ray (1921), Julie Christie (1940), Rajiv Gandhi (1944), and Maharana Pratap (1540). After him are Sri Aurobindo (1872), Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486), Gerald Durrell (1925), Mithun Chakraborty (1950), William Makepeace Thackeray (1811), and Maudgalyayana (-568).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Mahākāśyapa ranks 6. Before him are Mahavira (-599), Ānanda (-600), Sathya Sai Baba (1926), Radha (null), and Guru Gobind Singh (1666). After him are Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486), Maudgalyayana (-568), Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835), Mahavatar Babaji (1900), Ravi Shankar (1956), and Mata Amritanandamayi (1953).

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