RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Matsyendranatha

901 - 1000

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Matsyendranātha, also known as Matsyendra, Macchindranāth, Mīnanātha and Minapa (early 10th century) was a saint and yogi in a number of Buddhist and Hindu traditions. He is considered the revivalist of hatha yoga as well as the author of some of its earliest texts. He is also seen as the founder of the natha sampradaya, having received the teachings from Shiva. He is associated with Kaula Shaivism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matsyendranatha is the 1,145th most popular religious figure (up from 1,795th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Bangladesh (up from 20th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Bangladeshi Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Matsyendranatha ranks 1,145 out of 3,187. Before him are Johann Eck, Ram, Gregorio Pietro Agagianian, Wilton Daniel Gregory, Henry Benedict Stuart, and Kurt Koch. After him are Juliana of Liège, Felix of Cantalice, Lubomyr Husar, John Fisher, Rose Kennedy, and Catherine of Ricci.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 901, Matsyendranatha ranks 1. After him are Thorkell the Tall, Helena, Indulf, Rogvolod, Dirk II, Count of Holland, Manuel Erotikos Komnenos, Ashot III of Armenia, Ulric Manfred II of Turin, Pietro IV Candiano, Irene Lekapene, and Mumadona Dias. Among people deceased in 1000, Matsyendranatha ranks 8. Before him are Al-Maqdisi, Bjarni Herjólfsson, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi, Ibn Sahl, Zoe Karbonopsina, and Abū Sahl al-Qūhī. After him are Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar, Harthacnut I of Denmark, García Sánchez II of Pamplona, Henry of Speyer, Joseph Genesius, and Bertha of Swabia.

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In Bangladesh

Among people born in Bangladesh, Matsyendranatha ranks 10 out of 74. Before him are Muhammad Yunus (1940), Mohammed Shahabuddin (1949), Atiśa (982), Abdul Hamid (1944), Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920), and Mohammad Ali Bogra (1909). After him are Zillur Rahman (1929), William Beveridge (1879), Fazlur Rahman Khan (1929), Sri Chinmoy (1931), Ziaur Rahman (1936), and Iajuddin Ahmed (1931).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Bangladesh

Among religious figures born in Bangladesh, Matsyendranatha ranks 2. Before him are Atiśa (982). After him are Patrick D'Rozario (1943).

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