Zhiyi

Chinese Buddhist monk and founder of Tiantai tradition (538–597)
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Zhiyi
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
538
Date of death
597
Place of birth
Qianjiang
Place of death
Tiantai County
Country of citizenship
China[6]
Occupation
philosopher
Religion or worldview
Tiantai[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Chinese[15]
Family name
Chen[14]
Name in kana
ちぎ[16]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17]
P14541
3laUNS[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Zhiyi ar تشي يي cs Chigi cs Chih-che-ta-shih cs Chih-chi cs Chih-hsien cs Chih-i cs Chih-k'ai cs Chija Taesa cs Č'-i cs Č’-i cs Čigi cs De'an Chen cs Hui-i cs Huiyi cs Tendai Daishi cs Tiantai cs Tiantaidashi cs T'ien-t'ai-ta-shih cs Trí Khải
🔖 Identifiers · 41
VIAF cluster ID
12362833
Library of Congress authority ID
n81127688
GND ID
118675877
BIBSYS ID
90706249
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12238292c
Buddhist Author Authority Database ID
27592
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01333887
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10344633
CiNii Research ID
1140563741511318144
DDB person (GND) ID
118675877
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118675877
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Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts person ID
A001301
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
78771
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Zhiyi
FAST ID
81798
Freebase ID
/m/01sgrv
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
zhiyi
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0073298
IdRef ID
031101429
InPhO ID
thinker/4171
IxTheo authority ID
079459307
Japan Search name ID
智顗(隋)
Libraries Australia ID
36731198
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02026901
NDL Authority ID
00371565
NL CR AUT ID
xx0324529
NLA Trove people ID
1439040
NUKAT ID
n2011073902
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000031388
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007259750405171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201001645
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812667574605606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
144076675
Open Library ID
OL542685A
PUG authority ID
53660
Parsifal cluster ID
546466
SNAC ARK ID
w62n6bzz
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Category:Zhiyi

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Country of citizenship 1
Family name 1
Founded entities 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Occupation 1
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Religion or worldview 1
Sex or gender 1
Works by author 1
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Summary

Zhiyi was born in 538[1] in Qianjiang[2]. He died in 597[3] in Tiantai County[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Mohe Zhiguan[19], a literary work[20].

FAQs

Where was Zhiyi born?

Zhiyi's place of birth was Qianjiang[2].

Where did Zhiyi die?

Zhiyi passed away in Tiantai County[4].

What did Zhiyi do for work?

Zhiyi worked as a philosopher[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01333887
    P14541 → 3laUNS
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01333887
    Aliases → —
    Field of work → —
    Country of citizenship → China
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30846|batch #30846]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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