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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Shunryū Suzuki

1904 - 1971

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Shunryu Suzuki (鈴木 俊隆 Suzuki Shunryū, dharma name Shōgaku Shunryū 祥岳俊隆, often called Suzuki Roshi; May 18, 1904 – December 4, 1971) was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States, and is renowned for founding the first Zen Buddhist monastery outside Asia (Tassajara Zen Mountain Center). Suzuki founded San Francisco Zen Center which, along with its affiliate temples, comprises one of the most influential Zen organizations in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shunryū Suzuki has received more than 366,689 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Shunryū Suzuki is the 2,144th most popular religious figure (down from 1,649th in 2019), the 1,013th most popular biography from Japan (down from 860th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Japanese Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 370k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Shunryū Suzuki ranks 2,144 out of 2,238. Before him are Ned Maddrell, Anne Hutchinson, James Harrison, Metrophanes of Byzantium, Yusuf Estes, and Thomas Williams. After him are Giuseppe Simone Assemani, Manuel Clemente, Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg, Karl Josef Becker, Honorius of Canterbury, and Ignatius IV of Antioch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Shunryū Suzuki ranks 195. Before him are Gavriil Popov, Alger Hiss, Attila Petschauer, Dick Powell, Mykola Bazhan, and Anton Yugov. After him are Abraham Alikhanov, Jeane Dixon, Ray Bolger, John Farrow, Joseph Asajiro Satowaki, and Tita Merello. Among people deceased in 1971, Shunryū Suzuki ranks 124. Before him are Paruyr Sevak, Harald Öhquist, Richard Montague, Bengt Ekerot, Wynton Kelly, and Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi. After him are Simon Vestdijk, Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay, Joseph Helffrich, Josef Košťálek, Jean-Pierre Monseré, and Guillermo León Valencia.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shunryū Suzuki ranks 1,013 out of 6,048. Before him are Shinichi Hoshi (1926), Saburō Kawabuchi (1936), Mutsu Munemitsu (1844), Ayumi Hamasaki (1978), Gozo Shioda (1915), and Yasushi Akutagawa (1925). After him are Satoru Nakajima (1953), Susumu Hirasawa (1954), Makino Nobuaki (1861), Tsubouchi Shōyō (1859), Masamune Shirow (1961), and Kōichi Yamadera (1961).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Japan

Among religious figures born in Japan, Shunryū Suzuki ranks 23. Before him are Soga no Umako (551), Hōnen (1133), Kōdō Sawaki (1880), Taisen Deshimaru (1914), Moriteru Ueshiba (1951), and Peter Shirayanagi (1928). After him are Joseph Asajiro Satowaki (1904), Peter Doi (1892), Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi (1902), Stephen Fumio Hamao (1930), Hirotugu Akaike (1927), and Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda (1949).

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