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Flourished c.600 BCE - c.501 BCE
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Vasubandhu
Indian Buddhist philosopher
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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
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Bodhidharma
Buddhist monk
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Indian spiritual leader
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Kumarajiva
Buddhist scholar
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Dignāga
Buddhist logician
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Śāntirakṣita
Indian teacher
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Mahendra
Buddhist missionary
Ananda
Ananda
Buddhist monk
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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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Paramārtha
Indian Buddhist missionary and translator
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Anāthapiṇḍika
Indian Buddhist figure
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Candrakīrti
Buddhist scholar