PHILOSOPHER
Wonhyo
617 - 686
Wonhyo
Wŏnhyo (Korean: 원효; Chinese: 元曉; 617 – 686, meaning: "Dawnbreak") was one of the most important philosophers and commentators in East Asian Buddhism and the most prolific scholar in Korean Buddhism. As one of the most eminent scholar-monks in East Asian history, his extensive literary output runs to over 80 works in 240 fascicles. His most influential commentaries are those on buddha-nature texts like the *Vajrasamādhisūtra, the Awakening of Faith, and the Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra. These works became classics widely respected throughout Korea, China and Japan. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wonhyo is the 808th most popular philosopher (up from 832nd in 2019). (up from 1,976th in 2019)
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Wonhyo ranks 808 out of 1,267. Before him are Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai, Axiothea of Phlius, Ludovico Antonio Muratori, Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg, Isaac Israeli ben Solomon, and Hayashi Razan. After him are Eknath, Friedrich Pollock, Joseph Albo, Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Vincenzo Gioberti, and Volin.
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Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai
1892 - 1981
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 802
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HPI: 61.88
Rank: 803
Ludovico Antonio Muratori
1672 - 1750
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 804
Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg
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HPI: 61.86
Rank: 805
Isaac Israeli ben Solomon
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Rank: 806
Hayashi Razan
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HPI: 61.86
Rank: 807
Wonhyo
617 - 686
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 808
Eknath
1533 - 1599
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 809
Friedrich Pollock
1894 - 1970
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 810
Joseph Albo
1380 - 1444
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 811
Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro
1676 - 1764
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 812
Vincenzo Gioberti
1801 - 1852
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 813
Volin
1882 - 1945
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 814
Contemporaries
Among people born in 617, Wonhyo ranks 1. Among people deceased in 686, Wonhyo ranks 3. Before him are Pope John V, and Emperor Tenmu. After him are Umamah bint Zainab, Centwine of Wessex, and Eadric of Kent.
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Pope John V
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635 - 686
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 1
Emperor Tenmu
POLITICIAN
631 - 686
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 2
Wonhyo
PHILOSOPHER
617 - 686
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 3
Umamah bint Zainab
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HPI: 59.56
Rank: 4
Centwine of Wessex
POLITICIAN
643 - 686
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 5
Eadric of Kent
POLITICIAN
650 - 686
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 6
