RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Amoghavajra

705 - 774

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Amoghavajra (Sanskrit: अमोघवज्र Amoghavajra; Chinese: 不空; pinyin: Bùkōng; Japanese: Fukū; Korean: 불공; Vietnamese: Bất Không, 705–774) was a prolific translator who became one of the most politically powerful Buddhist monks in Chinese history and is acknowledged as one of the Patriarchs of Chinese Esoteric Buddhism and Shingon Buddhism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amoghavajra is the 1,625th most popular religious figure (down from 1,306th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Uzbekistan (down from 29th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Uzbekistani Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Amoghavajra ranks 1,625 out of 3,187. Before him are Armand de Périgord, Germanus of Auxerre, Joseph W. Tobin, Raymonde de Laroche, Aldegonde, and Guru Amar Das. After him are Euthymius of Tarnovo, Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, John Dew, Joannicius III of Constantinople, Celestino Aós Braco, and Dunstan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 705, Amoghavajra ranks 3. Before him are Tiberius, and Hunald I.  Among people deceased in 774, Amoghavajra ranks 3. Before him are Aurelius of Asturias, and Hunald I. After him is Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i.

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    Tiberius

    POLITICIAN

    705 - 711

    HPI: 65.57

    Rank: 1

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    Hunald I

    POLITICIAN

    705 - 774

    HPI: 63.86

    Rank: 2

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    Amoghavajra

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    705 - 774

    HPI: 62.70

    Rank: 3

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In Uzbekistan

Among people born in Uzbekistan, Amoghavajra ranks 30 out of 190. Before him are Abdulla Aripov (1962), Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat (1499), Ad-Darazi (1000), Ali Qushji (1403), Sharof Rashidov (1917), and Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi (1889). After him are Fayzulla Khodzhayev (1896), Mirkhvand (1433), Goharshad Begum (1400), Vladimir Dzhanibekov (1942), Rashid Sunyaev (1943), and Umar Shaikh Mirza II (1456).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Uzbekistan

Among religious figures born in Uzbekistan, Amoghavajra ranks 6. Before him are Muhammad al-Bukhari (810), Al-Tirmidhi (824), Abu Mansur al-Maturidi (893), Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari (1327), and Ad-Darazi (1000).

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