PHILOSOPHER

Hakuin Ekaku

1686 - 1769

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Hakuin Ekaku (白隠 慧鶴; January 19, 1686 – January 18, 1769) was one of the most influential figures in Japanese Zen Buddhism, who regarded bodhicitta, working for the benefit of others, as the ultimate concern of Zen-training. While never having received formal dharma transmission, he is regarded as the reviver of the Japanese Rinzai school from a period of stagnation, focusing on rigorous training methods integrating meditation and koan practice. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hakuin Ekaku is the 692nd most popular philosopher (down from 690th in 2019), the 672nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 590th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Japanese Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Hakuin Ekaku ranks 692 out of 1,267. Before him are Theophan Prokopovich, Antonio Rosmini, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, Johann Bernhard Basedow, Mechthild of Magdeburg, and P. F. Strawson. After him are Hermann von Keyserling, Fulbert of Chartres, Vallabha, C. I. Lewis, Diodorus Cronus, and Rudolph Goclenius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1686, Hakuin Ekaku ranks 7. Before him are Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Nicola Porpora, Hans Egede, Benedetto Marcello, Charles, Duke of Berry, and Senesino. After him are Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Vasily Tatishchev, Antoine de Jussieu, Johann Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz, and Domenico Montagnana. Among people deceased in 1769, Hakuin Ekaku ranks 4. Before him are Pope Clement XIII, Luqman, and Pontiac. After him are Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, Vasily Trediakovsky, and Giambattista Lolli.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hakuin Ekaku ranks 672 out of 6,245. Before him are Tadao Onishi (1943), Hibari Misora (1937), Kazuhisa Kono (1950), Minamoto no Yoshitomo (1123), Uesugi Kagekatsu (1556), and Eiji Tsuburaya (1901). After him are Emperor Go-Sanjō (1032), Akemi Iwata (1954), Teizo Takeuchi (1908), Ii Naomasa (1561), Kinji Fukasaku (1930), and Hirokazu Kanazawa (1931).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Japan

Among philosophers born in Japan, Hakuin Ekaku ranks 3. Before him are Fukuzawa Yukichi (1835), and Masanobu Fukuoka (1913). After him are Daisaku Ikeda (1928), Kitaro Nishida (1870), Motoori Norinaga (1730), Hayashi Razan (1583), Arai Hakuseki (1657), and Ogyū Sorai (1666).

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