RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Yijing

635 - 713

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Yijing (635–713 CE), formerly romanized as I-ching or I-tsing, born Zhang Wenming, was a Tang-era Chinese Buddhist monk famed as a traveller and translator. His account of his travels are an important source for the history of the medieval kingdoms along the sea route between China and India, especially Srivijaya in Indonesia. He also gave accounts of the Gupta Period. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yijing has received more than 71,473 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Yijing is the 1,736th most popular religious figure (down from 1,567th in 2019), the 674th most popular biography from China (down from 614th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Chinese Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 71k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Yijing ranks 1,736 out of 3,187. Before him are Francis Arinze, Juliana Falconieri, Roger Deakins, Agostino Vallini, Franz König, and Maximilian of Tebessa. After him are Alphaeus, Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans, Macarius of Jerusalem, Peter Fourier, Juraj Križanić, and Uthman ibn Maz'un.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 635, Yijing ranks 6. Before him are Pepin of Herstal, Pope Benedict II, Pope John V, Clovis II, and Lambert of Maastricht. After him is Cuthbert. Among people deceased in 713, Yijing ranks 5. Before him are Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, Huineng, Philippikos Bardanes, and Princess Taiping. After him is Ealdwulf of East Anglia.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yijing ranks 674 out of 1,610. Before him are Li Cheng (919), Mang of Xia (null), Liu Zhiyuan (895), Cai E (1882), Li Tang (1050), and Shi Jingtang (892). After him are Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa (1924), Lee Hoi-chuen (1901), Wu Zhen (1280), Yi-Fu Tuan (1930), Tan Sitong (1865), and Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei (510).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In China

Among religious figures born in China, Yijing ranks 14. Before him are Joseph Zen (1932), Shaohao (null), Jianzhen (688), Sengcan (529), Gan Ji (101), and Mang of Xia (null). After him are Rabban Bar Sauma (1220), Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei (1901), Witness Lee (1905), Hsing Yun (1927), Thomas Tien Ken-sin (1890), and John Baptist Wu (1925).

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