RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Hsing Yun

1927 - 2023

Hsing Yun

Hsing Yun (Chinese: 星雲; pinyin: Xīng Yún; 19 August 1927 – 5 February 2023) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, teacher, and philanthropist based in Taiwan. He was the founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist monastic order as well as the layperson-based Buddha's Light International Association. Hsing Yun was considered a major proponent of Humanistic Buddhism and one of the most influential teachers of modern Taiwanese Buddhism. In Taiwan, he was popularly referred to as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Taiwanese Buddhism, along with his contemporaries: Master Sheng-yen of Dharma Drum Mountain, Master Cheng Yen of Tzu Chi and Master Wei Chueh of Chung Tai Shan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hsing Yun is the 2,630th most popular religious figure (down from 2,272nd in 2019), the 850th most popular biography from China (down from 826th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Chinese Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Hsing Yun ranks 2,630 out of 3,187. Before him are Æthelthryth, Szilárd Bogdánffy, Giuseppe Simone Assemani, Roberto Tucci, Rosalio José Castillo Lara, and George Abbot. After him are Adalbero of Reims, Philothei of Athens, Sekhemre Shedwast, Gaëtan Dugas, Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer, and Pedro Casaldáliga.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Æthelthryth
636 - 679
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 2,624
Szilárd Bogdánffy
1911 - 1953
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 2,625
Giuseppe Simone Assemani
1686 - 1768
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 2,626
Roberto Tucci
1921 - 2015
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 2,627
Rosalio José Castillo Lara
1922 - 2007
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 2,628
George Abbot
1562 - 1633
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 2,629
Hsing Yun
1927 - 2023
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 2,630
Adalbero of Reims
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 2,631
Philothei of Athens
1522 - 1589
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 2,632
Sekhemre Shedwast
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 2,633
Gaëtan Dugas
1952 - 1984
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 2,634
Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer
1801 - 1869
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 2,635
Pedro Casaldáliga
1928 - 2020
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 2,636

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Hsing Yun ranks 288. Before him are Herbert W. Franke, Yevgeny Morgunov, Greta Andersen, Karl Stotz, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, and Otto Stich. After him are Jan Myrdal, Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani, Lars Hall, Trude Beiser, David Padilla, and Lisa Lu. Among people deceased in 2023, Hsing Yun ranks 311. Before him are Marinho Peres, Greta Andersen, Frances Sternhagen, Valentina Ponomaryova, Marcos Alonso, and Jan Olsson. After him are Américo Lopes, Guðbergur Bergsson, Nina Matviienko, José María Gil-Robles, Francesco Alberoni, and Trevor Francis.

Others Born in 1927

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Herbert W. Franke
WRITER
1927 - 2022
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 282
Yevgeny Morgunov
ACTOR
1927 - 1999
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 283
Greta Andersen
SWIMMER
1927 - 2023
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 284
Karl Stotz
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2017
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 285
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
WRITER
1927 - 2013
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 286
Otto Stich
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2012
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 287
Hsing Yun
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2023
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 288
Jan Myrdal
WRITER
1927 - 2020
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 289
Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1996
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 290
Lars Hall
ATHLETE
1927 - 1991
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 291
Trude Beiser
SKIER
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 292
David Padilla
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 293
Lisa Lu
ACTOR
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 294