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Also Known As Huineng
Born 638 • China
Died 713 (aged 75) • China
Notable Works “Platform Sutra”
Subjects Of Study Satori • Zen
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Tu Kuang-t’ing
Taoist scholar
A sculpture of Laozi
Laozi
Chinese Daoist philosopher
Xuanzang
Xuanzang
Buddhist monk
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Faxian
Chinese Buddhist monk
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Tao Hongjing
Chinese Daoist
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Liu An
Chinese scholar
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Lu Hsiu-ching
Chinese Daoist
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Dao’an
Chinese Buddhist monk
Caravaggio: The Conversion of St. Paul (second version)
St. Paul the Apostle
Christian Apostle
St. Peter the Apostle
St. Peter the Apostle
Christian Apostle
Medina, Saudi Arabia: Prophet's Mosque
Muhammad
prophet of Islam
The prophet Isaiah
Isaiah
Hebrew prophet
Painting by Rembrandt van Rijn showing Jeremiah sitting in a dimly lit cave, head resting on his hand in sorrow, with Jerusalem burning in the background.
Jeremiah
Hebrew prophet
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Nishida Kitarō
Japanese philosopher
Sesshū: Landscape of Four Seasons
Sesshū
Japanese artist
Guru Gobind Singh, 18th century, Punjab
Guru Gobind Singh
Sikh Guru
Mary Baker Eddy
Mary Baker Eddy
American religious leader
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith
American religious leader [1805–1844]
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Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal
Muslim scholar
St. Luke the Evangelist
St. Luke
biblical author