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Also Known As Putidamo • Daruma
Flourished c.501 - c.600
Founder Zen
Subjects Of Study dhyana
Alan Watts
Alan Watts
British-born American writer, philosopher, and lecturer
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Philip Kapleau
American religious leader
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Hakuin
Buddhist priest
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Amoghavajra
Buddhist monk
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Buddha
founder of Buddhism
Nagarjuna
Nagarjuna
Buddhist philosopher
Tall stone Ashoka pillar topped with a lion sculpture stands among ancient brick ruins at Vaishali, Bihar, India, with trees visible in the background.
Ashoka
emperor of India
Lobsang Sangay
Lobsang Sangay
Tibetan scholar and political leader
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Indian spiritual leader
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Devadatta
Buddhist monk
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Kumarajiva
Buddhist scholar
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Dignāga
Buddhist logician
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Śāntirakṣita
Indian teacher
Ananda
Ananda
Buddhist monk
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Mahendra
Buddhist missionary
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Bhāvaviveka
Indian Buddhist philosopher
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Dharmakīrti
Indian philosopher
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Shariputra
disciple of the Buddha
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Moggaliputtatissa
Buddhist monk
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Vasubandhu
Indian Buddhist philosopher