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Also Known As Tao-ch’o
Born 562
Died 645 (aged 83)
Subjects Of Study Amitabha
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Hui-yüan
Chinese Buddhist priest
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Wendi
emperor of Sui dynasty
Xuanzang
Xuanzang
Buddhist monk
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Faxian
Chinese Buddhist monk
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Taixu
Chinese Buddhist philosopher
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Wudi
emperor of Southern Liang dynasty
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Tao Sheng
Chinese Buddhist monk
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Mingdi
emperor of Han dynasty
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Ryōnin
Japanese Buddhist leader
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Gu Kailai
Chinese lawyer
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Bo Xilai
Chinese politician
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Cui Hao
Chinese adviser
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Wang Hongwen
Chinese politician
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Chen Xianzhang
Chinese scholar
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Amoghavajra
Buddhist monk
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Buddha
founder of Buddhism
Confucius
Confucius
Chinese philosopher
Mao Zedong smiling and waving with his right hand while standing outdoors in front of large lanterns and a crowd.
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
14th Dalai Lama
14th Dalai Lama
Tibetan Buddhist monk
The Yongle emperor, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Yongle
emperor of Ming dynasty