# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/zhiyan
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:01:59.053Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/zhiyan"
name: "Zhiyan"
slug: "zhiyan"
description: "Zhiyan (602–668) was a prominent monk of the Tang dynasty who is considered the second patriarch of the Chinese Buddhist Huayan school. He was a disciple of the foundational figure Dushun (杜順) and later became the mentor to both Fazang (法藏), who systematized Huayan doctrines, and the Korean monk Uisang (義湘). During his lifetime, Zhiyan was often referred to by honorific titles such as “Master Zhixiang” (至相大師) and “The Venerable of Yunhua” (雲華尊者)."
tagline: "Patriach of Chinese Buddhist Huayan school"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%E6%99%BA%E4%BF%A8.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "602"
deathDate: "668"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42.14
  momentum:             0.475
  historical:           7.415084
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%99%BA%E4%BF%A8"
    title: "智俨"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhiyan"
    title: "Zhiyan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%99%BA%E5%84%BC"
    title: "智儼"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A7%80%EC%97%84_(%EC%88%98%EB%82%98%EB%9D%BC)"
    title: "지엄 (수나라)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yunhua_Zhiyan"
    title: "Yunhua Zhiyan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B6%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%8C"
    title: "Чжиянь"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhiyan"
    title: "Zhiyan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B6%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%8C"
    title: "Чжиянь"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q421715"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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