# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ouyi-zhixu
# Generated: 2026-08-14T10:58:13.390Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ouyi-zhixu"
name: "Ouyi Zhixu"
slug: "ouyi-zhixu"
description: "Ouyi Zhixu was a Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar in 17th century China. He is considered the Ninth Patriarch of the Chinese Pure Land tradition, the Thirty-First Patriarch of the Tiantai tradition as well as a Chan master,. He was also one of the Four Eminent Monks of the Wanli Era, after Yunqi Zhuhong (1535–1615), Hanshan Deqing (1546–1623), and Zibo Zhenke (1543–1604)."
tagline: "Chinese Buddhist scholar monk"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/OuyiZhixu4.jpg/330px-OuyiZhixu4.jpg"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1599"
deathDate: "1655"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.67
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.040103999999999
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%95%85%E7%9B%8A%E6%99%BA%E6%97%AD"
    title: "蕅益智旭"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouyi_Zhixu"
    title: "Ouyi Zhixu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zh%C3%ACx%C3%B9"
    title: "Zhìxù"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%E1%BA%ABu_%C3%8Dch_Tr%C3%AD_H%C3%BAc"
    title: "Ngẫu Ích Trí Húc"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouyi_Zhixu"
    title: "Ouyi Zhixu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%95%85%E7%9B%8A%E6%99%BA%E6%97%AD"
    title: "蕅益智旭"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4024380"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump