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Also Known As Kanishka • Chia-ni-se-chia
Flourished c.1 - c.100
House / Dynasty Kushan dynasty
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Amoghavajra
Buddhist monk
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Buddha
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14th Dalai Lama
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Tibetan Buddhist monk
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Nagarjuna
Nagarjuna
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Wendi
emperor of Sui dynasty
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Jayavarman VII
king of Khmer empire
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Hōnen
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Xuanzang
Xuanzang
Buddhist monk
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Ashoka
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Faxian
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Lobsang Sangay
Lobsang Sangay
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Harsha
Indian emperor
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Menander
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