Kakunyo

Japanese Jōdo Shinshū priest (1270–1351) and great-grandson of Shinran
Person human Q3192053
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Kakunyo

Summary

Kakunyo is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kyoto[2]. He was born on +1271-02-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1351-02-23T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a Buddhist monk[5], religious leader[6], and liturgist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Kakunyo's place of birth was Kyoto[2].
  • Kakunyo was born on +1271-02-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Kakunyo was born on +1270-02-16T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Kakunyo died on +1351-02-23T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Kakunyo died on +1351-12-19T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Kakunyo's father was Kakue[11].
  • Kakunyo held citizenship in Japan[12].
  • Kakunyo worked as a Buddhist monk[5].
  • Kakunyo worked as a religious leader[6].
  • Kakunyo worked as a liturgist[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Kakunyo is Liturgy on Requiting Kindness[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Kakunyo is Orally Transmitted Notes[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Kakunyo is Illustrated Biography of Shinran[15].
  • Kakunyo's religion is recorded as Jōdo Shinshū[16].
  • Kakunyo is recorded as male[17].
  • Kakunyo's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Kakunyo's ISNI is recorded as 0000000382051321[19].
  • Kakunyo's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 264072888[20].
  • Kakunyo's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81032418[21].
  • Kakunyo's IdRef ID is recorded as 11655083X[22].
  • Kakunyo's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA07186483[23].
  • Kakunyo's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00271990[24].
  • Kakunyo's Commons category is recorded as Kakunyo[25].
  • Kakunyo's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047nmlv[26].
  • Kakunyo's Open Library ID is recorded as OL4918422A[27].

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Origins and Family

Kakunyo's place of birth was Kyoto[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1271-02-16T00:00:00Z[3] and +1270-02-16T00:00:00Z[9]. His father was Kakue[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Buddhist monk[5], religious leader[6], and liturgist[7].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Liturgy on Requiting Kindness[13]; Orally Transmitted Notes[14], a literary work[28], founded in 1331[29], written by Kakunyo[30]; and Illustrated Biography of Shinran[15], a picture book[31], founded in 1295[32], written by him[33].

Personal Life

Kakunyo's religion is recorded as Jōdo Shinshū[16].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1351-02-23T00:00:00Z[4] and +1351-12-19T00:00:00Z[10].

Why It Matters

Kakunyo ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Kakunyo born?

Kakunyo was born in Kyoto[2].

Who were Kakunyo's parents?

Kakunyo's father was Kakue[11].

What did Kakunyo do for work?

Kakunyo worked as Buddhist monk[5], religious leader[6], and liturgist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [23] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [25] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [4] . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [13] . 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
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . 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. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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