Asanga

4th century Indian Mahayana Buddhist scholar
Person human Q379905
Asanga
sculptor: UNKEI, 13th century, photo: Shihachi Fujimoto(family name)), (1911, IIDA,NAGANO, Japan - 2006,Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan ) a renowned Japanese photographer · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Asanga

Summary

Asanga is a human[1]. He was born in Peshawar[2]. He was born on January 1, 300[3]. He died on January 1, 301[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], writer[6], teacher[7], and commentator[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (252 views/month, #7,200 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Peshawar[2], Asanga…
  • Asanga was born on January 1, 300[3].
  • Asanga was born on January 1, 310[10].
  • Asanga died on January 1, 301[4].
  • Asanga worked as a philosopher[5].
  • Asanga's professions included writer[6].
  • Asanga's professions included teacher[7].
  • Asanga worked as a commentator[8].
  • Asanga was a member of Six Ornaments and Two Supreme Ones[11].
  • Asanga's religion is recorded as Buddhism[12].
  • Asanga is recorded as male[13].
  • Asanga's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Asanga's Commons category is recorded as Asanga[15].
  • Asanga's work location is recorded as Peshawar[16].
  • Asanga studied under Maitreya-nātha[17].
  • Asanga's sibling is recorded as Vasubandhu[18].
  • Asanga's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[19].

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Origins and Family

Asanga's place of birth was Peshawar[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 300[3] and January 1, 310[10].

Education

Asanga studied under Maitreya-nātha[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[5], writer[6], teacher[7], and commentator[8].

Personal Life

Asanga's religion is recorded as Buddhism[12].

Death and Burial

Asanga died on January 1, 301[4].

Why It Matters

Asanga ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (252 views/month, #7,200 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Works attributed to him include Mahāyāna-samgraha[22], a Buddhist text[23] and Abhidharma-samuccaya[24], a Buddhist text[25].

FAQs

Where was Asanga born?

Born in Peshawar[2], Asanga…

What did Asanga do for work?

Asanga worked as philosopher[5], writer[6], teacher[7], and commentator[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'bn', 'bo', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'hi', 'h
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  2. 7w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00006228n
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  3. 8w ago · 迴廊彼端 · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
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  4. 10w ago · Estevoaei · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia galega universal id → 79247
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  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
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    Sibling → Vasubandhu
    Occupation → philosopher, writer, teacher +1
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