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Eknath

1533 - 1599

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Eknath (IAST: Eka-nātha, Marathi pronunciation: [eknath]) (1533–1599), was an Indian Hindu Vaishnava saint, philosopher and poet. He was a devotee of the Hindu deity Vitthal and is a major figure of the Warkari movement. Eknath is often viewed as a spiritual successor to the prominent Marathi saints Dnyaneshwar and Namdev. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eknath is the 809th most popular philosopher (down from 705th in 2019), the 346th most popular biography from India (down from 256th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Indian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Eknath ranks 809 out of 1,267. Before him are Axiothea of Phlius, Ludovico Antonio Muratori, Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg, Isaac Israeli ben Solomon, Hayashi Razan, and Wonhyo. After him are Friedrich Pollock, Joseph Albo, Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Vincenzo Gioberti, Volin, and Vladimir Jankélévitch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1533, Eknath ranks 20. Before him are Claudio Merulo, Hieronymus Fabricius, Alonso de Ercilla, Antonio Possevino, Joachim Beuckelaer, and Cornelis Cort. After him are Anna van Egmont, Ōmura Sumitada, Asakura Yoshikage, Valentin Weigel, and David Rizzio. Among people deceased in 1599, Eknath ranks 11. Before him are Maeda Toshiie, Andrew Báthory, Cornelis de Houtman, Chōsokabe Motochika, Chand Bibi, and Menocchio. After him are Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria, Francisco Guerrero, Edzard II, Count of East Frisia, Simone Peterzano, Antoine Caron, and Pedro da Fonseca.

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In India

Among people born in India, Eknath ranks 346 out of 1,861. Before him are Amrapali (-450), Sikandar Jah (1768), Lindsay Anderson (1923), Narayana Guru (1855), Girija Prasad Koirala (1924), and Inayat Khan (1882). After him are Mala Sinha (1936), Rani Durgavati (1524), Nargis (1929), Aruna Shanbaug case (1948), Ranbir Kapoor (1982), and Wahiduddin Khan (1925).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In India

Among philosophers born in India, Eknath ranks 34. Before him are Hemachandra (1089), Ravidas (1450), Vallabha (1479), Thiruvalluvar (350), Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897), and Narayana Guru (1855). After him are Rishabhanatha (null), Kumārila Bhaṭṭa (700), Jaimini (-390), Debendranath Tagore (1817), Sarada Devi (1853), and Keshub Chandra Sen (1838).

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