Sangharakshita

Founder of the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (1925–2018)
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Sangharakshita

Summary

Sangharakshita is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tooting[2]. He was born on +1925-08-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Hereford[4]. He died on +2018-10-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a philosopher[6], writer[7], and poet[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month, #7,215 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Sangharakshita was born in Tooting[2].
  • Sangharakshita died in Hereford[4].
  • Sangharakshita was born on +1925-08-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Sangharakshita died on +2018-10-30T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Sangharakshita held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Sangharakshita worked as a philosopher[6].
  • Sangharakshita's professions included writer[7].
  • Sangharakshita worked as a poet[8].
  • A notable student of Sangharakshita was Khantipālo[11].
  • Sangharakshita's religion is recorded as Buddhism[12].
  • Sangharakshita's image is recorded as Sangharakshita2002.jpg[13].
  • Sangharakshita is recorded as male[14].
  • Sangharakshita's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Sangharakshita's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110734671[16].
  • Sangharakshita's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 84060886[17].
  • Sangharakshita's GND ID is recorded as 11916423X[18].
  • Sangharakshita's military branch is recorded as British Army[19].
  • Sangharakshita's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79060723[20].
  • Sangharakshita's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12096607t[21].
  • Sangharakshita's IdRef ID is recorded as 071474854[22].
  • Sangharakshita's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA04017060[23].
  • Sangharakshita's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00525834[24].
  • Sangharakshita's Commons category is recorded as Sangharakshita[25].
  • Sangharakshita's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35475045[26].
  • The cause of death was pneumonia[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Tooting[2], Sangharakshita… he was born on +1925-08-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[6], writer[7], and poet[8]. A notable student of Sangharakshita was Khantipālo[11].

Personal Life

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

Death and Burial

Sangharakshita died on +2018-10-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Hereford[4]. Recorded cause of death include pneumonia[27] and sepsis[28].

Why It Matters

Sangharakshita ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month, #7,215 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Sangharakshita born?

Born in Tooting[2], Sangharakshita…

Where did Sangharakshita die?

Sangharakshita died in Hereford[4].

What did Sangharakshita do for work?

Sangharakshita worked as philosopher[6], writer[7], and poet[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . The Times. sangharakshita.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  23. [28] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  26. [11] . jamc.com.au. jamc.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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