RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saichō

767 - 822

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Saichō (最澄; Japanese pronunciation: [saꜜi.tɕoː], September 15, 767 – June 26, 822) was a Japanese Buddhist monk credited with founding the Japanese Tendai school of Buddhism. He was awarded the posthumous title of Dengyō Daishi (伝教大師). Recognized for his significant contributions to the development of Japanese Buddhism, Saichō is most famous for introducing the Chinese Tiantai school to Japan, which he adapted into the Tendai tradition. Saichō traveled to Tang China in 804, where he studied the Chinese Tiantai school (along with other traditions). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saichō is the 1,372nd most popular religious figure (down from 1,226th in 2019), the 588th most popular biography from Japan (down from 506th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Japanese Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saichō ranks 1,372 out of 3,187. Before him are Cristóbal López Romero, Manuel Monteiro de Castro, François de la Chaise, Thomas Christopher Collins, Johannes Oecolampadius, and Meletius IV of Constantinople. After him are Barsanuphius, Dominik Duka, Shinran, Ignatius IV of Antioch, Shamgar, and Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni.

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Among people born in 767, Saichō ranks 3. Before him are Al-Shafi‘i, and Jaʻfar ibn Yahya.  Among people deceased in 822, Saichō ranks 3. Before him are Al-Hakam I, and Tahir ibn Husayn.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Saichō ranks 588 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Murakami (926), Shūsaku Endō (1923), Hideaki Anno (1960), Junji Ito (1963), Satoshi Kon (1963), and Miho Kaneda (1950). After him are Yasuji Okamura (1884), Shinran (1173), Katsu Kaishū (1823), Satoru Iwata (1959), Tokugawa Ieyoshi (1793), and Otozō Yamada (1881).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Japan

Among religious figures born in Japan, Saichō ranks 13. Before him are Abe no Seimei (921), Sen no Rikyū (1522), Mikao Usui (1865), Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659), Ikkyū (1394), and Eisai (1141). After him are Shinran (1173), Dom Justo Takayama (1552), Shunryū Suzuki (1904), Kōdō Sawaki (1880), Hōnen (1133), and Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda (1949).

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