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Taranatha

1575 - 1634

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Tāranātha (1575–1634) was a Lama of the Jonang school of Tibetan Buddhism. He is widely considered its most remarkable scholar and exponent. Taranatha was born in Tibet, supposedly on the birthday of Padmasambhava. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Taranatha has received more than 126,348 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Taranatha is the 3,921st most popular writer (up from 4,041st in 2019), the 829th most popular biography from China (down from 788th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Nepālī sāhityako itihāsa
History and criticism, Nepali literature
1970
Nepālī sāhityako aitihāsika paricaya
Bio-bibliography, History and criticism, Nepali literature
Brief history of Nepali literature.
1972
Essence of ambrosia
Jo-naṅ-pa (Sect), Doctrines, Lam-rim
On Lam-rim teachings of Jo-naṅ-pa sect; includes Tibetan text.
2005
Śabdārtharatnam
Sanskrit language, Dictionaries
Dictionary of Sanskrit language.
1851
Bibliotheca Buddhica
Vasubandhu., Abhidharma -- Early works to 1800., Buddhism -- Liturgical objects -- China -- Tibet -- Catalogs.
1992
Dhāturūpādarśaḥ
Verbs, Sanskrit language
1869

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Taranatha ranks 3,921 out of 7,302. Before him are Leonidas of Tarentum, Ludwig Anzengruber, César Aira, Gustaf Fröding, Irakli Abashidze, and Katherine Anne Porter. After him are Moa Martinson, Nuruddin Farah, Elmer Rice, Max Lange, Humayun Ahmed, and Dževad Karahasan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1575, Taranatha ranks 16. Before him are Vittoria Aleotti, Antoine de Montchrestien, Christina of Salm, Francesco Molin, Johann Carolus, and Countess Palatine Anna Maria of Neuburg. After him are Lady Arbella Stuart, and Thomas Button. Among people deceased in 1634, Taranatha ranks 16. Before him are John Webster, António de Andrade, Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst, Johann von Aldringen, Johann Carolus, and Edward Coke. After him are Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp, George Chapman, John Marston, and Thomas Button.

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In China

Among people born in China, Taranatha ranks 829 out of 1,610. Before him are Hsing Yun (1927), Qin Gang (1966), Derek Parfit (1942), Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama (1883), Fujio Akatsuka (1935), and Shi Pei Pu (1938). After him are James Soong (1942), Liu Yifei (1987), Luo Ruiqing (1906), Jin Shuren (1879), Zhuang Zedong (1940), and Qian Xuan (1235).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Taranatha ranks 93. Before him are Xiao Hong (1911), Wang Changling (698), Wu Jingzi (1701), Chögyam Trungpa (1939), Zhou Zuoren (1885), and Cui Hao (704). After him are Katherine Paterson (1932), Yan Lianke (1958), Ma Duanlin (1245), Hwang Sok-yong (1943), Yu Dafu (1896), and Chen Zi'ang (661).

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