The Most Famous
RELIGIOUS FIGURES from Bangladesh
This page contains a list of the greatest Bangladeshi Religious Figures. The pantheon dataset contains 3,187 Religious Figures, 3 of which were born in Bangladesh. This makes Bangladesh the birth place of the 74th most number of Religious Figures behind South Africa, and Sudan.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Bangladeshi Religious Figures of all time. This list of famous Bangladeshi Religious Figures is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Atiśa (982 - 1054)
With an HPI of 71.86, Atiśa is the most famous Bangladeshi Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 36 different languages on wikipedia.
Atish Dipankar Shrijnan (Sanskrit transliteration: Atīśa Dīpaṅkara Śrījñāna) (c. 982–1054 CE) was an Indian Buddhist religious teacher and leader. He is generally associated with his body of work authored at Vikramaśīla Monastery in modern day Bihar, India. He was a major figure in the spread of 11th-century Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism in Asia and traveled to Sumatra and Tibet. Atiśa, along with this chief disciple Dromtön, is regarded as the founder of the Kadam school, one of the New Translation schools of Tibetan Buddhism. In the 14th century, the Kadam school was supplanted by the Gelug tradition, which adopted its teachings and absorbed its monasteries.
2. Matsyendranatha (901 - 1000)
With an HPI of 65.77, Matsyendranatha is the 2nd most famous Bangladeshi Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Matsyendranātha, also known as Matsyendra, Macchindranāth, Mīnanātha and Minapa (early 10th century) was a saint and yogi in a number of Buddhist and Hindu traditions. He is considered the revivalist of hatha yoga as well as the author of some of its earliest texts. He is also seen as the founder of the natha sampradaya, having received the teachings from Shiva. He is associated with Kaula Shaivism. He is also one of the eighty-four mahasiddhas and considered the guru of Gorakshanath, another known figure in early hatha yoga. He is revered by both Hindus and Buddhists and is sometimes regarded as an incarnation of Avalokiteśvara. In the Siddhar tradition of Tamil Nadu, Matsyendranath is revered as one of the 18 Siddhars of yore, and is also known as Machamuni. The Kasi Viswanathar Temple in Thiruparankundram, Madurai, Tamil Nadu is home to his Jeeva Samadhi.
3. Patrick D'Rozario (b. 1943)
With an HPI of 59.35, Patrick D'Rozario is the 3rd most famous Bangladeshi Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
Patrick D'Rozario, CSC (Bengali: প্যাট্রিক ডি'রোজারিও, romanized: Pyaṭrik ḍi'rojario; born 1 October 1943) is a Bangladeshi prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Dhaka from 2011 to 2020. Pope Francis appointed him as a cardinal in 2016. Patrick D'Rozario is the very first Roman Catholic cardinal from Bangladesh. He led other dioceses in Bangladesh from 1995 to 2010.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Bangladeshi religious figures born between 901 and 1943. Of these 3, 1 (33.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Bangladeshi religious figures include Patrick D'Rozario. The most famous deceased Bangladeshi religious figures include Atiśa, and Matsyendranatha. As of April 2024, 3 new Bangladeshi religious figures have been added to Pantheon including Atiśa, Matsyendranatha, and Patrick D'Rozario.
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Atiśa
982 - 1054
HPI: 71.86
Matsyendranatha
901 - 1000
HPI: 65.77
Patrick D'Rozario
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.35
