Jizang

Tang dynasty Chinese Buddhist monk
Person human Q712287
Jizang
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Jizang

Summary

Jizang is a human[1]. He was born in Nanjing[2]. He was born on +0549-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Chang'an[4]. He died on +0623-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a Buddhist monk[6] and philosopher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jizang was born in Nanjing[2].
  • Jizang died in Chang'an[4].
  • Jizang was born on +0549-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jizang died on +0623-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jizang held citizenship in Liang dynasty[9].
  • Jizang held citizenship in Sui dynasty[10].
  • Jizang held citizenship in Chen dynasty[11].
  • Jizang held citizenship in Tang dynasty[12].
  • Jizang worked as a Buddhist monk[6].
  • Jizang worked as a philosopher[7].
  • Jizang's field of work was philosophy[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Jizang is Commentary on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Jizang is Treatise on the Profundity of the Lotus Sutra[15].
  • Jizang's religion is recorded as Buddhism[16].
  • Jizang's image is recorded as Kashō Daishi (Todaiji).jpg[17].
  • Jizang is recorded as male[18].
  • Jizang's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Jizang's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081765451[20].
  • Jizang's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 110588243[21].
  • Jizang's GND ID is recorded as 129964867[22].
  • Jizang's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86099702[23].
  • Jizang's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 144182243[24].
  • Jizang's IdRef ID is recorded as 06035738X[25].
  • Jizang's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03719470[26].
  • Jizang's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00340169[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Nanjing[2], Jizang… he was born on +0549-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Buddhist monk[6] and philosopher[7]. Jizang's field of work was philosophy[13].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Commentary on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā[14], a literary work[28], written by Jizang[29] and Treatise on the Profundity of the Lotus Sutra[15], a literary work[30], written by him[31].

Personal Life

Jizang's religion is recorded as Buddhism[16].

Death and Burial

Jizang died on +0623-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Chang'an[4].

Why It Matters

Jizang ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Jizang born?

Born in Nanjing[2], Jizang…

Where did Jizang die?

Jizang passed away in Chang'an[4].

What did Jizang do for work?

Jizang worked as Buddhist monk[6] and philosopher[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [14] . wikidata.org.
  25. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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