Wumen Huikai

Summary

Wumen Huikai is a human^[1]. He was born in Hangzhou^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1183^[3]. He died on January 1, 1260^[4]. He worked as a Buddhist monk^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 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 January 1, 1183^[3].
• Wumen Huikai died on January 1, 1260^[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 family name is recorded as Liang^[13].
• Wumen Huikai's family name is recorded as Shì^[14].
• Wumen Huikai's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Chinese^[15].
• Wumen Huikai's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '無門慧開'}^[16].
• Wumen Huikai's courtesy name is recorded as 無門^[17].

Body

Origins and Family

Wumen Huikai's place of birth was Hangzhou^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1183^[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^[18], a literary work^[19].

Personal Life

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

Death and Burial

Wumen Huikai died on January 1, 1260^[4].

Why It Matters

Wumen Huikai ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]

Works attributed to him include The Gateless Gate^[22], a literary work^[23]. Entities named for him include The Gateless Gate^[18], a literary work^[19].

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].