Jianzhen

Chinese monk who helped to propagate Buddhism in Japan
Person human Q714061
Jianzhen
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Jianzhen

Summary

Jianzhen is a human[1]. He was born in Hanjiang District[2]. He was born on +0688-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Tōshōdai-ji Temple[4]. He died on +0763-06-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a Buddhist monk[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jianzhen's place of birth was Hanjiang District[2].
  • Jianzhen died in Tōshōdai-ji Temple[4].
  • Jianzhen was born on +0688-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jianzhen died on +0763-06-25T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Tōshōdai-ji Temple[8].
  • Jianzhen held citizenship in Tang dynasty[9].
  • Jianzhen's professions included Buddhist monk[6].
  • Jianzhen's religion is recorded as Risshū[10].
  • Jianzhen's image is recorded as Ganjin wajyo portrait.JPG[11].
  • Jianzhen is recorded as male[12].
  • Jianzhen's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Jianzhen's ISNI is recorded as 0000000061618104[14].
  • Jianzhen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 30847046[15].
  • Jianzhen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80132283[16].
  • Jianzhen's IdRef ID is recorded as 165166150[17].
  • Jianzhen's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00622366[18].
  • Jianzhen's Commons category is recorded as Jianzhen[19].
  • Jianzhen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03tgv4[20].
  • Jianzhen's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jx20090615003[21].
  • Jianzhen's family name is recorded as Chúnyú[22].
  • Jianzhen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jianzhen[23].
  • Jianzhen's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 180808974[24].
  • Jianzhen's medical condition is recorded as blindness[25].
  • Jianzhen's depicted by is recorded as Tō Daiwajō Tōseiden[26].
  • Jianzhen's depicted by is recorded as Tōseiden Emaki[27].

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Origins and Family

Jianzhen's place of birth was Hanjiang District[2]. He was born on +0688-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Jianzhen's professions included Buddhist monk[6].

Personal Life

Jianzhen's religion is recorded as Risshū[10].

Death and Burial

Jianzhen died on +0763-06-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Tōshōdai-ji Temple[4]. He is buried at Tōshōdai-ji Temple[8].

Why It Matters

Jianzhen ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Jianzhen born?

Jianzhen's place of birth was Hanjiang District[2].

Where did Jianzhen die?

Jianzhen died in Tōshōdai-ji Temple[4].

What did Jianzhen do for work?

Jianzhen worked as Buddhist monk[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . toshodaiji.jp. toshodaiji.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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