RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Cheng Yen

1937 - Today

Cheng Yen

Cheng Yen or Shih Cheng Yen (Chinese: 證嚴法師, 釋證嚴; pinyin: Zhèngyán Fǎshī; Wade–Giles: Chêng4 Yen2 Fa3-shih1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chèng-giâm Hoat-su; born Chin-Yun Wong; the 24th of the third Lunar month, 4 May 1937) is a Taiwanese Buddhist nun (bhikkhuni), teacher, and philanthropist. She is the founder of the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, ordinarily referred to as Tzu Chi, a Buddhist humanitarian organization based in Taiwan. In the West, she is sometimes referred to as the "Mother Teresa of Asia". Cheng Yen was born in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cheng Yen is the 2,226th most popular religious figure (up from 2,288th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Taiwan (up from 23rd in 2019) and the most popular Taiwanese Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Cheng Yen ranks 2,226 out of 3,187. Before her are Emma Tillman, Oswald Gracias, Bernard Panafieu, Anna Filosofova, Pavel Peter Gojdič, and Toribio Ticona Porco. After her are Yeshe Tsogyal, Adrian of Canterbury, Telesphore Toppo, Paul Augustin Mayer, Raphael Kalinowski, and Witness Lee.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Emma Tillman
1892 - 2007
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 2,220
Oswald Gracias
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 2,221
Bernard Panafieu
1931 - 2017
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 2,222
Anna Filosofova
1837 - 1912
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 2,223
Pavel Peter Gojdič
1888 - 1960
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 2,224
Toribio Ticona Porco
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 2,225
Cheng Yen
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 2,226
Yeshe Tsogyal
757 - 817
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 2,227
Adrian of Canterbury
700 - 710
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 2,228
Telesphore Toppo
1939 - 2023
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 2,229
Paul Augustin Mayer
1911 - 2010
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 2,230
Raphael Kalinowski
1835 - 1907
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 2,231
Witness Lee
1905 - 1997
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 2,232

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Cheng Yen ranks 244. Before her are Gyula Zsivótzky, Lorraine Gary, Marcian Hoff, Geki, Otto Pfister, and Toribio Ticona Porco. After her are Wanda Jackson, Ron Clarke, Ingrid Pitt, Aslan Usoyan, Vlatko Marković, and Boris Yegorov.

Others Born in 1937

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Gyula Zsivótzky
ATHLETE
1937 - 2007
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 238
Lorraine Gary
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 239
Marcian Hoff
INVENTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 240
Geki
RACING DRIVER
1937 - 1967
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 241
Otto Pfister
COACH
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 242
Toribio Ticona Porco
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 243
Cheng Yen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 244
Wanda Jackson
MUSICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 245
Ron Clarke
ATHLETE
1937 - 2015
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 246
Ingrid Pitt
ACTOR
1937 - 2010
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 247
Aslan Usoyan
EXTREMIST
1937 - 2013
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 248
Vlatko Marković
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2013
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 249
Boris Yegorov
ASTRONAUT
1937 - 1994
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 250