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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 116,208 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Matsyendranatha is the 1,560th most popular religious figure, the 297th most popular biography from India and the 34th most popular Indian Religious Figure.

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  • 120k

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  • 53.56

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Matsyendranatha ranks 1,560 out of 2,238. Before him are Fernando Ocáriz Braña, Alberic of Cîteaux, Marco Antonio de Dominis, Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama, Emmeram of Regensburg, and Neheb. After him are Bartholomeus Anglicus, John of Shanghai and San Francisco, Yitzhak Kaduri, Abdelhamid Ben Badis, Pietro Riario, and Henri Schwery.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 901, Matsyendranatha ranks 4. Before him are Rogvolod, Indulf, and Ashot III of Armenia. After him are Manuel Erotikos Komnenos, Pietro IV Candiano, Dirk II, Count of Holland, Pietro III Candiano, Vitale Candiano, Ulric Manfred II of Turin, Smbat II of Armenia, and Helena. Among people deceased in 1000, Matsyendranatha ranks 12. Before him are García Sánchez II of Pamplona, Henry of Speyer, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi, Abū Sahl al-Qūhī, Bertha of Swabia, and Joseph Genesius. After him are Ibn Sahl, Abu Sulayman Sijistani, Þorbjörn Hornklofi, Leo of Tripoli, Mara Takla Haymanot, and Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar.

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In India

Among people born in India, Matsyendranatha ranks 297 out of 1,493. Before him are Rishabhanatha (null), Birbal (1528), Rajaram I (1670), Mohammed Rafi (1924), Dhirubhai Ambani (1932), and Irrfan Khan (1967). After him are M. N. Roy (1887), Gupta (240), Kocheril R. Narayanan (1921), M. Karunanidhi (1924), Chittaranjan Das (1869), and Baba Amte (1914).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Matsyendranatha ranks 34. Before him are Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856), Parshvanatha (-872), Zakir Naik (1965), Guru Amar Das (1479), Mahinda (-285), and Dashrath Manjhi (1934). After him are Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (1855), Abbé Faria (1756), Joseph Vaz (1651), Swaminarayan (1781), Ivan Dias (1936), and Guru Har Krishan (1656).

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