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Flourished c.701 - c.800
Subjects Of Study Buddhism
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Mahendra
Buddhist missionary
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Bhāvaviveka
Indian Buddhist philosopher
Lobsang Sangay
Lobsang Sangay
Tibetan scholar and political leader
14th Dalai Lama
14th Dalai Lama
Tibetan Buddhist monk
Padmasambhava
Padmasambhava
Buddhist mystic
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’Phags-pa
ruler of Tibet
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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
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Bodhidharma
Buddhist monk
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Indian spiritual leader
Milarepa
Milarepa
Tibetan Buddhist master
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Devadatta
Buddhist monk
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Kumarajiva
Buddhist scholar
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Bu-ston
Tibetan Buddhist scholar
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Dignāga
Buddhist logician
Ananda
Ananda
Buddhist monk
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Dharmakīrti
Indian philosopher
Srong-brtsan-sgam-po
Srong-brtsan-sgam-po
king of Tibet

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