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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Sen no Rikyū

1522 - 1591

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Sen no Rikyū (千利休, 1522 – April 21, 1591), also known simply as Rikyū, is considered the historical figure with the most profound influence on chanoyu, the Japanese "Way of Tea", particularly the tradition of wabi-cha. He was also the first to emphasize several key aspects of the ceremony, including rustic simplicity, directness of approach and honesty of self. Originating from the Sengoku period and the Azuchi–Momoyama period, these aspects of the tea ceremony persist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sen no Rikyū has received more than 431,659 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Sen no Rikyū is the 830th most popular religious figure (down from 742nd in 2019), the 183rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 147th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Japanese Religious Figure.

Sen no Rikyu is most famous for his tea ceremony. He was the first person to create a new style of tea ceremony, which was called wabi-cha.

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  • 430k

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  • 60.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Sen no Rikyū ranks 830 out of 2,238. Before him are Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Apollinaris of Ravenna, Romano Guardini, Malik al-Ashtar, Jean Mabillon, and Hélder Câmara. After him are Conrad Schumann, Antipope Gregory VIII, Eugenia of Rome, Fatimah bint Asad, Ebussuud Efendi, and Gerard of Csanád.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1522, Sen no Rikyū ranks 8. Before him are Şehzade Mehmed, Margaret of Parma, Lodovico Ferrari, Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Ulisse Aldrovandi, and Eleanor of Toledo. After him are Joachim du Bellay, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, Shibata Katsuie, and Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. Among people deceased in 1591, Sen no Rikyū ranks 7. Before him are Pope Gregory XIV, Pope Innocent IX, John of the Cross, Aloysius Gonzaga, Vincenzo Galilei, and Dmitry of Uglich. After him are Veronica Franco, Jacobus Gallus, Christian I, Elector of Saxony, Luis de León, Jost Amman, and Vespasiano I Gonzaga.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Sen no Rikyū ranks 183 out of 6,048. Before him are Naoto Kan (1946), Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), Emperor Antoku (1178), Masamune (1300), Emperor Tenmu (631), and Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659). After him are Ōkuma Shigenobu (1838), Mitsuru Ushijima (1887), Yoichiro Nambu (1921), Takahito, Prince Mikasa (1915), Emperor Kōtoku (596), and Jiroemon Kimura (1897).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Japan

Among religious figures born in Japan, Sen no Rikyū ranks 10. Before him are Benkei (1155), Abe no Seimei (921), Empress Meishō (1624), Paulo Miki (1564), Mikao Usui (1865), and Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659). After him are Ikkyū (1394), Dom Justo Takayama (1552), Eisai (1141), Saichō (767), Shinran (1173), and Hōjō Ujimasa (1538).

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