# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/shi-yinguang
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:46:04.918Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/shi-yinguang"
name: "Shi Yinguang"
slug: "shi-yinguang"
description: "Shi Yinguang, or Yinguang for short, was a Chinese Buddhist monk and considered the Thirteenth Patriarch of the Pure Land tradition. Yinguang lived during the rapid societal changes of the Republic of China, and is credited as a leader in the modern Buddhist revival movement. Yinguang promoted traditional Pure Land practices, such as reciting the nianfo, in a way that resonated with modern society. In Chinese Buddhist tradition, he is also widely regarded as an emanation of the Bodhisattva Mahāsthāmaprāpta."
tagline: "The 13th Patriarch of Pure Land Buddhism"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Yinguang.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1862-01-11"
deathDate: "1940-12-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.39
  momentum:             0
  historical:           4.654072
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shi_Yinguang"
    title: "Shi Yinguang"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "釈印光"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://zh_min_nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Cn-kong"
    title: "Ìn-kong"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%8A%E5%8D%B0%E5%85%89"
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  - url: "https://zh.wikiquote.org/wiki/%E5%8D%B0%E5%85%89"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15898774"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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