PHILOSOPHER
Sengzhao
384 - 414
Sengzhao
Sengzhao (or Seng-Chao) (Chinese: 僧肇; pinyin: Sēngzhào; Wade–Giles: Seng-chao; Japanese: 僧肇, Sōjō; 384–414) was a Chinese Buddhist philosopher from Later Qin. Born to a poor family in Jingzhao, he acquired literary skills, apparently including the capacity to read Pali, and became a scribe. This exposed him to a variety of uncommon documents. He was influenced by Taoists, Laozi and Zhuangzi, and although we are told he enjoyed Lao Tzu’s Daodejing (Tao-te ching, Dotokyu-kyo), he was overjoyed when he discovered the Vimalakirti Sutra. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sengzhao is the 917th most popular philosopher (up from 919th in 2019). (down from 2,490th in 2019)
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Sengzhao ranks 917 out of 1,267. Before him are Gottlob Ernst Schulze, Valentin Weigel, Leontion, Pierre Nicole, Matthias Bel, and Abu Sulayman Sijistani. After him are Heinrich Khunrath, Ramiro Ledesma Ramos, Abu al-Hassan al-Amiri, Martin Lings, J. M. E. McTaggart, and Nikolay Lossky.
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Gottlob Ernst Schulze
1761 - 1833
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 911
Valentin Weigel
1533 - 1588
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 912
Leontion
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 913
Pierre Nicole
1625 - 1695
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 914
Matthias Bel
1684 - 1749
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 915
Abu Sulayman Sijistani
932 - 1000
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 916
Sengzhao
384 - 414
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 917
Heinrich Khunrath
1560 - 1605
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 918
Ramiro Ledesma Ramos
1905 - 1936
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 919
Abu al-Hassan al-Amiri
913 - 992
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 920
Martin Lings
1909 - 2005
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 921
J. M. E. McTaggart
1866 - 1925
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 922
Nikolay Lossky
1870 - 1965
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 923
Contemporaries
Among people born in 384, Sengzhao ranks 2. Before him is Honorius. Among people deceased in 414, Sengzhao ranks 2. Before him is Nicetas of Remesiana.
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Nicetas of Remesiana
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
335 - 414
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 1
Sengzhao
PHILOSOPHER
384 - 414
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 2
