PHILOSOPHER
Rishabhanatha
Rishabhanatha
Rishabhanatha (Devanagari: ऋषभनाथ), also Rishabhadeva (Devanagari: ऋषभदेव, Ṛṣabhadeva), Rishabha (Devanagari: ऋषभ, Ṛṣabha) or Ikshvaku (Devanagari: इक्ष्वाकु), is the first tirthankara (Supreme preacher) of Jainism. He was the first of twenty-four teachers in the present half-cycle of time in Jain cosmology, and called a "ford maker" because his teachings helped one cross the sea of interminable rebirths and deaths. The legends depict him as having lived millions of years ago. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rishabhanatha has received more than 1,305,886 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Rishabhanatha is the 783rd most popular philosopher (down from 744th in 2019), the 291st most popular biography from India (down from 230th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Indian Philosopher.
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1.3M
Page Views (PV)
53.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
2.72
Effective Languages (L*)
3.35
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Rishabhanatha ranks 783 out of 1,081. Before him are Clitomachus, Joseph Albo, Raymond Williams, Hayashi Razan, Ahmad al-Tayyeb, and Yajnavalkya. After him are Nancy Fraser, Jean Guitton, Hermogenes of Tarsus, Vincenzo Gioberti, Musaeus of Athens, and Perry Anderson.
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Clitomachus
187 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 777
Joseph Albo
1380 - 1444
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 778
Raymond Williams
1921 - 1988
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 779
Hayashi Razan
1583 - 1657
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 780
Ahmad al-Tayyeb
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 781
Yajnavalkya
50 - 700 BC
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 782
Rishabhanatha
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 783
Nancy Fraser
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 784
Jean Guitton
1901 - 1999
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 785
Hermogenes of Tarsus
200 - 300
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 786
Vincenzo Gioberti
1801 - 1852
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 787
Musaeus of Athens
500 BC - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 788
Perry Anderson
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 789
In India
Among people born in India, Rishabhanatha ranks 291 out of 1,493. Before him are Pulakeshin II (610), T. H. White (1906), Begum Hazrat Mahal (1820), Asha Bhosle (1933), Lindsay Anderson (1923), and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900). After him are Birbal (1528), Rajaram I (1670), Mohammed Rafi (1924), Dhirubhai Ambani (1932), Irrfan Khan (1967), and Matsyendranatha (901).
Others born in India
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Pulakeshin II
610 - 642
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 285
T. H. White
1906 - 1964
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 286
Begum Hazrat Mahal
1820 - 1879
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 287
Asha Bhosle
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 288
Lindsay Anderson
1923 - 1994
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 289
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
1900 - 1990
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 290
Rishabhanatha
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 291
Birbal
1528 - 1586
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 292
Rajaram I
1670 - 1700
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 293
Mohammed Rafi
1924 - 1980
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 294
Dhirubhai Ambani
1932 - 2002
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 295
Irrfan Khan
1967 - 2020
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 296
Matsyendranatha
901 - 1000
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 297
Among PHILOSOPHERS In India
Among philosophers born in India, Rishabhanatha ranks 35. Before him are Dignāga (480), Eknath (1533), Thiruvalluvar (350), Hemachandra (1089), Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897), and Sarada Devi (1853). After him are Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (1921), Debendranath Tagore (1817), Kumārila Bhaṭṭa (700), Vallabha (1479), Jaimini (-390), and Derek Prince (1915).
Dignāga
480 - 540
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 29
Eknath
1533 - 1599
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 30
Thiruvalluvar
350 - 351
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 31
Hemachandra
1089 - 1172
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 32
Nisargadatta Maharaj
1897 - 1981
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 33
Sarada Devi
1853 - 1920
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 34
Rishabhanatha
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 35
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
1921 - 1990
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 36
Debendranath Tagore
1817 - 1905
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 37
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa
700 - 700
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 38
Vallabha
1479 - 1531
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 39
Jaimini
390 BC - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 40
Derek Prince
1915 - 2003
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 41
