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Aśvaghoṣa

80 - 150

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Aśvaghoṣa, also transliterated Ashvaghosha (Sanskrit: [ˌɐɕʋɐˈɡʱoːʂɐ], अश्वघोष; lit. "Having a Horse-Voice"; Tibetan: སློབ་དཔོན་དཔའ་བོ།, Wylie: slob dpon dpa' bo; Chinese: 馬鳴菩薩; pinyin: Mǎmíng púsà; lit. 'Bodhisattva with a Horse-Voice') (c. 80 – c. 150 CE), was a Buddhist philosopher, dramatist, poet, musician, and orator from India. He was born in Saketa, today known as Ayodhya. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aśvaghoṣa is the 276th most popular philosopher (down from 251st in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from India (down from 64th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Indian Philosopher.

Aśvaghoṣa is most famous for his epic poem, the Buddhacarita, which tells the story of the Buddha's life.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Aśvaghoṣa ranks 276 out of 1,267. Before him are Raymond Aron, Ivan Illich, Jerome of Prague, Panaetius, Ibn al-Nafis, and Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann. After him are Andronicus of Rhodes, Ammonius Saccas, Priscus, Sri Aurobindo, Abraham ibn Ezra, and Bayazid Bastami.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 80, Aśvaghoṣa ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 150, Aśvaghoṣa ranks 1. After him are Hermas, and Liang Na.

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    Aśvaghoṣa

    PHILOSOPHER

    80 - 150

    HPI: 71.30

    Rank: 1

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    Hermas

    WRITER

    150 - 150

    HPI: 61.66

    Rank: 2

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    Liang Na

    POLITICIAN

    116 - 150

    HPI: 58.67

    Rank: 3

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In India

Among people born in India, Aśvaghoṣa ranks 95 out of 1,861. Before him are Jahangir (1569), William Makepeace Thackeray (1811), Priyanka Chopra (1982), Augustus De Morgan (1806), Paramahansa Yogananda (1893), and Maudgalyayana (-568). After him are Sri Aurobindo (1872), Meera (1498), N. R. Narayana Murthy (1946), Ramana Maharshi (1879), Mahākāśyapa (-550), and Harsha (590).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In India

Among philosophers born in India, Aśvaghoṣa ranks 12. Before him are Buddhaghosa (401), Adi Shankara (788), Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895), Ram Mohan Roy (1772), Kabir (1440), and Paramahansa Yogananda (1893). After him are Sri Aurobindo (1872), Ramana Maharshi (1879), Vyasa (-390), Abul A'la Maududi (1903), Ramanuja (1017), and Chandrakirti (600).

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