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PHILOSOPHER

Zhiyi

538 - 597

Zhiyi

Zhiyi (Chinese: 智顗; pinyin: Zhìyǐ; Wade–Giles: Chih-i; Japanese pronunciation: Chigi; Korean: 지의; 538–597 CE) also Chen De'an (陳德安), is the fourth patriarch of the Tiantai tradition of Buddhism in China. His standard title was Śramaṇa Zhiyi (沙門智顗), linking him to the broad tradition of Indian asceticism. Zhiyi is famous for being the first in the history of Chinese Buddhism to elaborate a complete, critical and systematic classification of the Buddhist teachings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhiyi has received more than 169,220 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Zhiyi is the 475th most popular philosopher (up from 623rd in 2019), the 346th most popular biography from China (up from 475th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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170k
Page Views (PV)
59.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
4.54
Effective Languages (L*)
2.40
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Zhiyi ranks 475 out of 1,081. Before him are Rodolphus Agricola, Marcus Cornelius Fronto, Vittorino da Feltre, Alasdair MacIntyre, Plutarch of Athens, and Ahmad Sirhindi. After him are Thomas Cajetan, Agrippa the Skeptic, Dong Zhongshu, Philodemus, Karl Löwith, and Karl-Otto Apel.

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Rodolphus Agricola
1443 - 1485
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 469
Marcus Cornelius Fronto
100 - 160
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 470
Vittorino da Feltre
1378 - 1446
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 471
Alasdair MacIntyre
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 472
Plutarch of Athens
350 - 431
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 473
Ahmad Sirhindi
1564 - 1624
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 474
Zhiyi
538 - 597
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 475
Thomas Cajetan
1469 - 1534
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 476
Agrippa the Skeptic
100 - 100
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 477
Dong Zhongshu
179 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 478
Philodemus
110 BC - 35 BC
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 479
Karl Löwith
1897 - 1973
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 480
Karl-Otto Apel
1922 - 2017
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 481

Contemporaries

Among people born in 538, Zhiyi ranks 2. Before him is Gregory of Tours. After him is Emperor Bidatsu. Among people deceased in 597, Zhiyi ranks 3. Before him are Fredegund and Columba. After him are Simeon Stylites the Younger and Ceol of Wessex.