Zhiyan

Patriach of Chinese buddhist Huayan school
Person human Q421715
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Zhiyan

Summary

Zhiyan is a human[1]. Born in Tianshui[2], he… he was born on +0602-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +0668-01-01T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a Buddhist monk[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Zhiyan's place of birth was Tianshui[2].
  • Zhiyan was born on +0602-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Zhiyan died on +0668-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Zhiyan held citizenship in Tang dynasty[7].
  • Zhiyan worked as a Buddhist monk[5].
  • Zhiyan's religion is recorded as Huayan school[8].
  • Zhiyan's image is recorded as 智俨.jpg[9].
  • Zhiyan is recorded as male[10].
  • Zhiyan's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Zhiyan's followed by is recorded as Fazang[12].
  • Zhiyan's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063622318[13].
  • Zhiyan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 35875469[14].
  • Zhiyan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85032193[15].
  • Zhiyan's IdRef ID is recorded as 152863826[16].
  • Zhiyan's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36633921[17].
  • Zhiyan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02w9fgk[18].
  • Zhiyan's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1348490[19].
  • Zhiyan's replaced by is recorded as Fazang[20].
  • Zhiyan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Chinese[21].
  • Zhiyan's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-cn', 'text': '智儼'}[22].
  • Zhiyan's FAST ID is recorded as 162609[23].
  • Zhiyan's HKCAN ID is recorded as 9811108851703406[24].
  • Zhiyan's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 528499[25].
  • Zhiyan's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJjHjhKVrbHHhk9DtbP84q[26].
  • Zhiyan's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/27e444d3-46b6-4180-91f4-50244956d860[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Tianshui[2], Zhiyan… he was born on +0602-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Zhiyan worked as a Buddhist monk[5].

Personal Life

Zhiyan's religion is recorded as Huayan school[8].

Death and Burial

Zhiyan died on +0668-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Zhiyan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Zhiyan born?

Zhiyan was born in Tianshui[2].

What did Zhiyan do for work?

Zhiyan worked as Buddhist monk[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . 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.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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