Bankei Yōtaku

Japanese Zen Buddhist monk
Person human Q427310
Bankei Yōtaku
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Bankei Yōtaku

Summary

Bankei Yōtaku is a human[1]. His place of birth was Hamada[2]. He was born on January 1, 1622[3]. He died on September 30, 1693[4]. He worked as a Buddhist monk[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Hamada[2], Bankei Yōtaku…
  • Bankei Yōtaku was born on January 1, 1622[3].
  • Bankei Yōtaku died on September 30, 1693[4].
  • Bankei Yōtaku held citizenship in Japan[7].
  • Bankei Yōtaku worked as a Buddhist monk[5].
  • Bankei Yōtaku held the position of rōshi[8].
  • Bankei Yōtaku's religion is recorded as Buddhism[9].
  • Bankei Yōtaku is recorded as male[10].
  • Bankei Yōtaku's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Bankei Yōtaku's Commons category is recorded as Bankei Yōtaku[12].
  • Bankei Yōtaku's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[13].
  • Bankei Yōtaku's Commons Creator page is recorded as Bankei Yōtaku[14].
  • Bankei Yōtaku's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '盤珪永琢'}[15].
  • Bankei Yōtaku's name in kana is recorded as ばんけい ようたく[16].

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Origins and Family

Bankei Yōtaku's place of birth was Hamada[2]. He was born on January 1, 1622[3].

Career and Affiliations

Bankei Yōtaku's professions included Buddhist monk[5]. He held the position of rōshi[8].

Personal Life

Bankei Yōtaku's religion is recorded as Buddhism[9].

Death and Burial

Bankei Yōtaku died on September 30, 1693[4].

Why It Matters

Bankei Yōtaku ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

Where was Bankei Yōtaku born?

Born in Hamada[2], Bankei Yōtaku…

What did Bankei Yōtaku do for work?

Bankei Yōtaku worked as Buddhist monk[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation Buddhist monk
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  2. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed Japanese
    Instance of
    Place of birth Hamada
    Sex or gender male
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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