Wumen Huikai

Chinese Zen master
Person human Q7991321
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Wumen Huikai

Summary

Wumen Huikai is a human[1]. He was born in Hangzhou[2]. He was born on +1183-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1260-01-01T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a Buddhist monk[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Wumen Huikai's place of birth was Hangzhou[2].
  • Wumen Huikai was born on +1183-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Wumen Huikai died on +1260-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Wumen Huikai held citizenship in Song dynasty[7].
  • Wumen Huikai worked as a Buddhist monk[5].
  • A notable work attributed to Wumen Huikai is The Gateless Gate[8].
  • Wumen Huikai's religion is recorded as Buddhism[9].
  • Wumen Huikai is recorded as male[10].
  • Wumen Huikai's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Wumen Huikai's ancestral home is recorded as Hang Prefecture[12].
  • Wumen Huikai's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081354126[13].
  • Wumen Huikai's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 56666165[14].
  • Wumen Huikai's GND ID is recorded as 118585703[15].
  • Wumen Huikai's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82081929[16].
  • Wumen Huikai's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12249652p[17].
  • Wumen Huikai's IdRef ID is recorded as 031243053[18].
  • Wumen Huikai's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00344338[19].
  • Wumen Huikai's SBN author ID is recorded as RMSV089157[20].
  • Wumen Huikai's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36611980[21].
  • Wumen Huikai's CBDB ID is recorded as 0053847[22].
  • Wumen Huikai's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h2ybx[23].
  • Wumen Huikai's Open Library ID is recorded as OL388475A[24].
  • Wumen Huikai's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as skuk0006023[25].
  • Wumen Huikai's family name is recorded as Liang[26].
  • Wumen Huikai's family name is recorded as Shì[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Wumen Huikai's place of birth was Hangzhou[2]. He was born on +1183-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Wumen Huikai worked as a Buddhist monk[5].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Wumen Huikai is The Gateless Gate[8]. Things named for him include The Gateless Gate[28], a literary work[29], written by him[30].

Personal Life

Wumen Huikai's religion is recorded as Buddhism[9].

Death and Burial

Wumen Huikai died on +1260-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Wumen Huikai ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Works attributed to him include The Gateless Gate[33], a literary work[34], written by him[35]. Entities named for him include The Gateless Gate[28], a literary work[29], written by him[30].

FAQs

Where was Wumen Huikai born?

Wumen Huikai was born in Hangzhou[2].

What did Wumen Huikai do for work?

Wumen Huikai worked as Buddhist monk[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  25. [8] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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