RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saichō

767 - 822

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Saichō (最澄, September 15, 767 – June 26, 822) was a Japanese Buddhist monk credited with founding the Tendai school of Buddhism based on the Chinese Tiantai school he was exposed to during his trip to Tang China beginning in 804. He founded the temple and headquarters of Tendai at Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei near Kyoto. He is also said to have been the first to bring tea to Japan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saichō has received more than 166,888 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Saichō is the 1,226th most popular religious figure (down from 1,202nd in 2019), the 506th most popular biography from Japan (down from 471st in 2019) and the 14th most popular Japanese Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saichō ranks 1,226 out of 3,187. Before him are Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, Lutgardis, Kevin Farrell, Saint Malachy, William Booth, and Marc Ouellet. After him are Nikolaj Velimirović, Jozef Tomko, 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah, Saint Homobonus, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, and Maria Domenica Mazzarello.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 767, Saichō ranks 2. Before him is Al-Shafi‘i. After him is Jaʻfar ibn Yahya. Among people deceased in 822, Saichō ranks 3. Before him are Al-Hakam I, and Tahir ibn Husayn.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Saichō ranks 506 out of 6,245. Before him are Reizo Fukuhara (1931), Kōichirō Matsuura (1937), Minamoto no Yoriie (1182), Kisho Kurokawa (1934), Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (1852), and Takehiko Kawanishi (1938). After him are Emperor Yōzei (867), Fusako Shigenobu (1945), Minamoto no Yorimasa (1106), Fujiwara no Kamatari (614), Osami Nagano (1880), and Emperor Shirakawa (1053).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Japan

Among religious figures born in Japan, Saichō ranks 14. Before him are Sen no Rikyū (1522), Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659), Mikao Usui (1865), Dom Justo Takayama (1552), Ikkyū (1394), and Eisai (1141). After him are Shinran (1173), Senhime (1597), Hōnen (1133), Hōjō Ujimasa (1538), Taisen Deshimaru (1914), and Soga no Umako (551).

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