RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Matsyendranatha

901 - 1000

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Matsyendranātha, also known as Matsyendra, Macchindranāth, Mīnanātha and Minapa (early 10th century) was a saint and yogi in a number of Buddhist and Hindu traditions. He is considered the revivalist of hatha yoga as well as the author of some of its earliest texts. He is also seen as the founder of the natha sampradaya, having received the teachings from Shiva. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matsyendranatha has received more than 143,629 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Matsyendranatha is the 1,794th most popular religious figure (down from 1,547th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Bangladesh (up from 294th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Bangladeshi Religious Figure.

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  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Matsyendranatha ranks 1,794 out of 3,187. Before him are Don Alden Adams, Diodorus of Tarsus, Fructuosus of Braga, Sedecion of Byzantium, Anselmo Lorenzo, and Macarius of Alexandria. After him are Émilie de Villeneuve, John Tong Hon, Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov, Hripsime, Theophan the Recluse, and Menachem Mendel Schneersohn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 901, Matsyendranatha ranks 10. Before him are Pietro III Candiano, Manuel Erotikos Komnenos, Pietro IV Candiano, Dirk II, Count of Holland, Helena, and Ashot III of Armenia. After him are Mumadona Dias, Stephen Lekapenos, Ulric Manfred II of Turin, Smbat II of Armenia, Oda of Haldensleben, and Vitale Candiano. Among people deceased in 1000, Matsyendranatha ranks 15. Before him are Henry of Speyer, Bertha of Swabia, Ibn Sahl, Abu Sulayman Sijistani, Joseph Genesius, and García Sánchez II of Pamplona. After him are Leo of Tripoli, Mara Takla Haymanot, Þorbjörn Hornklofi, John Kaminiates, Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar, and Ōshikōchi no Mitsune.

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In Bangladesh

Among people born in Bangladesh, Matsyendranatha ranks 20 out of 74. Before him are Chittaranjan Das (1869), Meghnad Saha (1893), Khawaja Nazimuddin (1894), Iajuddin Ahmed (1931), Anandamayi Ma (1896), and Bipin Chandra Pal (1858). After him are Tajuddin Ahmad (1925), Mahasweta Devi (1926), Shahabuddin Ahmed (1930), Radhabinod Pal (1886), S. D. Burman (1906), and Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (1918).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Bangladesh

Among religious figures born in Bangladesh, Matsyendranatha ranks 2. Before him are Atiśa (982). After him are Patrick D'Rozario (1943).

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