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Ryōkan

1758 - 1831

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Taigu Ryōkan (大愚良寛; Japanese pronunciation: [ɾʲoꜜː.kaɴ], 1758 – 18 February 1831) was a quiet and unconventional Sōtō Zen Buddhist monk who lived much of his life as a hermit. Ryōkan is remembered for his poetry and calligraphy, which present the essence of Zen life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ryōkan is the 2,622nd most popular writer (up from 2,725th in 2019), the 828th most popular biography from Japan (down from 803rd in 2019) and the 55th most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among writers, Ryōkan ranks 2,622 out of 7,302. Before him are George Adamski, Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, Georges Ohnet, Dezső Kosztolányi, Guillaume Tirel, and Alphonse Matejka. After him are Nikoloz Baratashvili, Bharavi, Jim Thompson, Rose Ausländer, Cornelis Vreeswijk, and Vladimir Stasov.

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Among people born in 1758, Ryōkan ranks 22. Before him are Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Carl Friedrich Zelter, Charles Lee, Carle Vernet, and 8th Dalai Lama. After him are Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, Agustín de Betancourt, Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Duke Eugen of Württemberg, Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén, and Jean Joseph Mounier. Among people deceased in 1831, Ryōkan ranks 32. Before him are Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein, Princess Louise of Denmark, Jean-Louis Pons, Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz, James Hoban, and Sébastien Érard. After him are Vasily Golovnin, Jedediah Smith, Franz Krommer, Ferenc Kazinczy, Henry Maudslay, and Sarah Siddons.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ryōkan ranks 828 out of 6,245. Before him are Prince Koreyasu (1264), Kinuyo Tanaka (1909), Hasui Kawase (1883), Ashikaga Yoshihide (1538), Goro Shimura (1930), and Akira Nishino (1955). After him are Takako Shimazu (1939), Mayumi Tanaka (1955), Prince Hisaaki (1276), Gotō Shinpei (1857), Yutaka Taniyama (1927), and Ōtomo no Yakamochi (718).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Ryōkan ranks 55. Before him are Yasushi Inoue (1907), Banana Yoshimoto (1964), Ikki Kita (1883), Ki no Tsurayuki (866), Ariwara no Narihira (825), and Okakura Kakuzō (1862). After him are Ōtomo no Yakamochi (718), Kamo no Chōmei (1155), Ennin (793), Shūji Terayama (1935), Takiji Kobayashi (1903), and Saigyō (1118).

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