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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 327,960 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Mahākāśyapa is the 703rd most popular religious figure (down from 521st in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from India (down from 50th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Indian Religious Figure.

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

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  • 330k

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  • 63.35

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  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Mahākāśyapa ranks 703 out of 2,238. Before him are Mahapajapati Gotami, Julia of Corsica, Empress Meishō, John Harvard, Silas, and Martin de Porres. After him are Lydia of Thyatira, Atiśa, Cornelius the Centurion, Athenagoras of Athens, Pope Adrian IV, and Émile Benveniste.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 550 BC, Mahākāśyapa ranks 9. Before him are Zechariah, Hecataeus of Miletus, Aristides, Haggai, Ephialtes of Trachis, and Atossa. After him are Goujian, Labashi-Marduk, Kapila, Ariston of Sparta, Fuchai, and Himilco. Among people deceased in 549 BC, Mahākāśyapa ranks 1. 

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In India

Among people born in India, Mahākāśyapa ranks 90 out of 1,493. Before him are Vātsyāyana (300), Cliff Richard (1940), Tukaram (1608), Sarojini Naidu (1879), Nathuram Godse (1910), and Gerald Durrell (1925). After him are Satyendra Nath Bose (1894), Chandragupta II (400), Vishvamitra (-2000), Guru Gobind Singh (1666), Varāhamihira (505), and Ramanuja (1017).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Mahākāśyapa ranks 7. Before him are Rama (null), Ānanda (-600), Sathya Sai Baba (1926), Mahavira (-599), Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486), and Mahavatar Babaji (1900). After him are Guru Gobind Singh (1666), Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835), Maudgalyayana (-568), Radha (null), Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918), and Dayananda Saraswati (1824).

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