Mongaku

Japanese Buddhist monk from the late Heian Period to early Kamakura Period
Person human Q11080166
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Mongaku

Summary

Mongaku is a human[1]. He was born on +1139-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1203-08-29T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a bushi[4] and Buddhist monk[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Mongaku was born on +1139-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Mongaku was born on +1139-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Mongaku died on +1203-08-29T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Mongaku died on +1203-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Mongaku's father was Endō no Tamenaga[9].
  • Mongaku held citizenship in Japan[10].
  • Mongaku worked as a bushi[4].
  • Mongaku's professions included Buddhist monk[5].
  • Mongaku held the position of Hokumen no Bushi[11].
  • Mongaku's religion is recorded as Buddhism[12].
  • Mongaku's image is recorded as Mongaku.jpg[13].
  • Mongaku is recorded as male[14].
  • Mongaku's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Mongaku's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 43331784[16].
  • Mongaku's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 255878594[17].
  • Mongaku's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86147590[18].
  • Mongaku's IdRef ID is recorded as 146714903[19].
  • Mongaku's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00626352[20].
  • Mongaku's Commons category is recorded as Mongaku[21].
  • Mongaku's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '文覚'}[22].
  • Mongaku's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 4003[23].
  • Mongaku's name in kana is recorded as もんがく[24].
  • Mongaku's FAST ID is recorded as 1835550[25].
  • Mongaku's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1222j5nl[26].
  • Mongaku's Japan Search name ID is recorded as 文覚[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1139-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. Mongaku's father was Endō no Tamenaga[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bushi[4] and Buddhist monk[5]. Mongaku held the position of Hokumen no Bushi[11].

Personal Life

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

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1203-08-29T00:00:00Z[3] and +1203-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].

Why It Matters

Mongaku ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Who were Mongaku's parents?

Mongaku's father was Endō no Tamenaga[9].

What did Mongaku do for work?

Mongaku worked as bushi[4] and Buddhist monk[5].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Japan Search. Retrieved . 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. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Mongaku. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/mongaku
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mongaku_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Mongaku}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mongaku}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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