Huineng

semi-legendary Chinese Chan patriarch
Person human Q345012
Huineng
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Huineng

Summary

Huineng is a human[1]. His place of birth was Xinxing County[2]. He was born on 638[3]. He died in Shaoguan[4]. He died on 713[5]. He worked as a philosopher[6], poet[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (493 views/month, #7,120 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Huineng's place of birth was Xinxing County[2].
  • Huineng passed away in Shaoguan[4].
  • Huineng was born on 638[3].
  • Huineng died on 713[5].
  • Huineng held citizenship in Tang dynasty[10].
  • Huineng worked as a philosopher[6].
  • Huineng worked as a poet[7].
  • Huineng's professions included writer[8].
  • Huineng's field of work was philosophy[11].
  • Huineng's religion is recorded as Buddhism[12].
  • Huineng is recorded as male[13].
  • Huineng's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Huineng's family is recorded as Lu clan of Fanyang[15].
  • Huineng's ancestral home is recorded as Xin Zhou[16].
  • Huineng's Commons category is recorded as Huineng[17].
  • Huineng's family name is recorded as Lu[18].
  • Huineng's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Huineng[19].
  • Huineng studied under Daman Hongren[20].
  • Huineng's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Chinese[21].
  • Huineng's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22].
  • Huineng's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Huineng's place of birth was Xinxing County[2]. He was born on 638[3].

Education

Huineng studied under Daman Hongren[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[6], poet[7], and writer[8]. Huineng's field of work was philosophy[11].

Personal Life

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

Death and Burial

Huineng died on 713[5]. He passed away in Shaoguan[4].

Why It Matters

Huineng ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (493 views/month, #7,120 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Works attributed to him include Platform Sutra[26], a sutra[27].

FAQs

Where was Huineng born?

Huineng was born in Xinxing County[2].

Where did Huineng die?

Huineng passed away in Shaoguan[4].

What did Huineng do for work?

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20h ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation philosopher, poet, writer
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  2. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ancestral home Xin Zhou
    Languages spoken, written or signed Chinese
    Field of work philosophy
    Copyright status as a creator copyrights on works have expired
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9984]]: 981061506282906706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257571|batch #257571]]"
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