RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Jayadeva

1170 - 1245

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Jayadeva (pronounced [dʑɐjɐˈdeːʋɐ]; born c. 1170 CE), also spelt Jaideva, was a Sanskrit poet during the 12th century. He is most known for his epic poem Gita Govinda which concentrates on Krishna's love with the gopi, Radha, in a rite of spring. This poem, which presents the view that Radha is greater than Krishna, is considered an important text in the Bhakti movement of Hinduism. Little is known of his life, except that he was a loner poet and a Hindu mendicant celebrated for his poetic genius in eastern India. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jayadeva is the 1,178th most popular religious figure (down from 1,059th in 2019), the 234th most popular biography from India (down from 183rd in 2019) and the 26th most popular Indian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jayadeva ranks 1,178 out of 3,187. Before him are Rose of Viterbo, Hugh of Cluny, Eugène de Mazenod, Henry, Caesarius of Arles, and Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne. After him are Maria Domenica Mazzarello, Yahdun-Lim, Ali Hujwiri, Lillian Asplund, Ermengarde of Tours, and Vincent of Lérins.

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Among people born in 1170, Jayadeva ranks 12. Before him are Isabella of Hainault, Constantine Laskaris, Hermann von Salza, Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din, Muqali, and Otto I, Count of Burgundy. After him are Pierre de Castelnau, Conrad II, Duke of Swabia, Abdallah al-Adil, Jacques de Vitry, Henry I, Count of Anhalt, and Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada. Among people deceased in 1245, Jayadeva ranks 3. Before him are Rusudan of Georgia, and Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence. After him are Alexander of Hales, and Beatrice d'Este, Queen of Hungary.

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In India

Among people born in India, Jayadeva ranks 234 out of 1,861. Before him are Sai Baba of Shirdi (1835), Rajkumar (1929), Birbal (1528), Kamala Sohonie (1912), Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883), and Ajay Banga (1959). After him are Kailash Satyarthi (1954), Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (1905), B. K. S. Iyengar (1918), S. R. Ranganathan (1892), Amrit Kaur (1889), and Namdev (1270).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Jayadeva ranks 26. Before him are Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918), Mata Amritanandamayi (1953), Mahavatar Babaji (1900), Nirmala Joshi (1934), Parshvanatha (-872), and Sai Baba of Shirdi (1835). After him are Śāntarakṣita (725), Abbé Faria (1756), Joseph Coutts (1945), Meher Baba (1894), Guru Amar Das (1479), and Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856).

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