RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Yijing

635 - 713

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Yijing (635–713 CE), formerly romanized as I-ching or I-tsing, born Zhang Wenming, was a Tang-era Chinese Buddhist monk and renowned travel writer. His account of his travels are an important source for the history of the medieval kingdoms along the sea route between China and India, especially Srivijaya in Indonesia. He also gave accounts of the Gupta Period in ancient India. A student of the Buddhist university at Nālandā (now in Bihar, India), he was also responsible for the translation of many Buddhist texts from Sanskrit and Pali into Chinese. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yijing is the 938th most popular religious figure (up from 1,732nd in 2019), the 281st most popular biography from China (up from 677th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Yijing ranks 938 out of 3,187. Before him are Reginald Lee, Al-Qurtubi, Anastasius of Persia, Antipope Gregory VIII, Pierre Cauchon, and Said Nursî. After him are Anastasius Bibliothecarius, Nadezhda von Meck, Odile of Alsace, Nectarios of Aegina, Raymond Leo Burke, and Pietro Gasparri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 635, Yijing ranks 5. Before him are Pope Benedict II, Pope John V, Pepin of Herstal, and Clovis II. After him are Lambert of Maastricht, and Cuthbert. Among people deceased in 713, Yijing ranks 4. Before him are Philippikos Bardanes, Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, and Huineng. After him are Princess Taiping, and Ealdwulf of East Anglia.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yijing ranks 281 out of 1,610. Before him are Dong Zhongshu (-179), Emperor Dezong of Tang (742), Li Yuanhong (1864), Chen Shou (233), Lü Meng (178), and Emperor Zhang of Han (57). After him are Zhu Rongji (1928), Emperor Gaozong of Song (1107), Gong Li (1965), Zhiyi (538), Emperor Houshao of Han (-196), and Ye Jianying (1897).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In China

Among religious figures born in China, Yijing ranks 5. Before him are 14th Dalai Lama (1935), 13th Dalai Lama (1876), Huineng (638), and Je Tsongkhapa (1357). After him are Joseph Zen (1932), 11th Dalai Lama (1838), Dazu Huike (487), Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei (1901), Bao Xishun (1951), Shaohao (null), and Rabban Bar Sauma (1220).

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