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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 is 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 67,739 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Yijing is the 1,580th most popular religious figure (down from 1,290th in 2019), the 615th most popular biography from China (down from 530th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Chinese Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 68k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Yijing ranks 1,580 out of 2,238. Before him are Sigfrid of Sweden, Mary Ward, Wiborada, Antonio Quarracino, Tlacaelel, and Jehoiada. After him are Lawrence Justinian, Taisen Deshimaru, Ippolito d'Este, Federico Borromeo, Nicolaus Olahus, and Zadok.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 635, Yijing ranks 6. Before him are Pope Benedict II, Pepin of Herstal, 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, Philippikos Bardanes, Huineng, and Princess Taiping.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yijing ranks 615 out of 1,392. Before him are Gan Ji (101), Cheng Hao (1032), Charlie Soong (1861), Liu Bocheng (1892), Pan Yuliang (1895), and Yang Jiechi (1950). After him are Xu Wei (1521), Li Hongzhi (1951), Boris Blacher (1903), Xin Qiji (1140), Lu Ji (261), and Tao Hongjing (456).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In China

Among religious figures born in China, Yijing ranks 14. Before him are Sengcan (529), Rabban Bar Sauma (1220), Joseph Zen (1932), Jianzhen (688), Mang of Xia (null), and Gan Ji (101). After him are Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei (1901), Thomas Tien Ken-sin (1890), John Baptist Wu (1925), Paul Yü Pin (1901), Paul Shan Kuo-hsi (1924), and He Pingping (1988).

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