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Shantideva

685 - 763

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Shantideva (Sanskrit: Śāntideva; Chinese: 寂天; Tibetan: ཞི་བ་ལྷ།, THL: Zhiwa Lha; Mongolian: Шантидэва гэгээн; Vietnamese: Tịch Thiên) was an 8th-century CE Indian philosopher, Buddhist monk, poet, and scholar at the mahavihara of Nalanda. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shantideva has received more than 283,795 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Shantideva is the 465th most popular philosopher (up from 495th in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from India (down from 132nd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Indian Philosopher.

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  • 59.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Shantideva ranks 465 out of 1,081. Before him are Nelson Goodman, Pierre Duhem, Dhul-Nun al-Misri, Leo Strauss, George Pachymeres, and John Toland. After him are Stilpo, Dicaearchus, Roger Scruton, Rodolphus Agricola, Marcus Cornelius Fronto, and Vittorino da Feltre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 685, Shantideva ranks 5. Before him are Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Pelagius of Asturias, Kul Tigin, and Chlothar IV. After him are Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik and Theodbert of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 763, Shantideva ranks 1. After him is Jianzhen.

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In India

Among people born in India, Shantideva ranks 145 out of 1,493. Before him are Pratibha Patil (1934), Abul A'la Maududi (1903), Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820), Zakir Husain (1897), Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924), and Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (1887). After him are Kittur Chennamma (1778), V. V. Giri (1894), Green Boots (null), Ahmad Sirhindi (1564), B. K. S. Iyengar (1918), and Mahadevi Varma (1907).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In India

Among philosophers born in India, Shantideva ranks 23. Before him are Jyotirao Phule (1827), Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883), Buddhaghosa (401), Ravidas (1450), Madhvacharya (1199), and Abul A'la Maududi (1903). After him are Ahmad Sirhindi (1564), Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703), Sivananda Saraswati (1887), Chandrakirti (600), Narayana Guru (1855), and Dignāga (480).

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