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PHILOSOPHER

Wonhyo

617 - 686

Wonhyo

Wŏnhyo (Chinese: 元曉; Korean: 원효; 617 – 686, meaning: "Dawnbreak") was one of the most important philosophers and commentators in East Asian Buddhism and the most prolific scholar in Korean Buddhism. As one of the most eminent scholar-monks in East Asian history, his extensive literary output runs to over 80 works in 240 fascicles. His most influential commentaries are those on buddha-nature texts like the *Vajrasamādhisūtra, the Awakening of Faith, and the Mahāparinivāṇasūtra. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wonhyo has received more than 113,626 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Wonhyo is the 720th most popular philosopher.

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4.59
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Wonhyo ranks 720 out of 1,081. Before him are Jakob Lorber, Pantaenus, Anania Shirakatsi, Alexander Zinoviev, Li Zhi, and Jean Vanier. After him are Leontion, Mario Bunge, Hossein Nasr, Anton Wilhelm Amo, Helen Parkhurst, and Ludwig Klages.

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Jakob Lorber
1800 - 1864
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 714
Pantaenus
200 - 216
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 715
Anania Shirakatsi
610 - 685
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 716
Alexander Zinoviev
1922 - 2006
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 717
Li Zhi
1527 - 1602
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 718
Jean Vanier
1928 - 2019
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 719
Wonhyo
617 - 686
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 720
Leontion
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 721
Mario Bunge
1919 - 2020
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 722
Hossein Nasr
1933 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 723
Anton Wilhelm Amo
1703 - 1759
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 724
Helen Parkhurst
1886 - 1973
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 725
Ludwig Klages
1872 - 1956
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 726

Contemporaries

Among people born in 617, Wonhyo ranks 1. Among people deceased in 686, Wonhyo ranks 4. Before him are Pope John V, Emperor Tenmu, and Umamah bint Zainab. After him are Centwine of Wessex and Eadric of Kent.