Shariputra: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Sariputta
Notable Works	“Niddesa”

Nagarjuna

Buddhist philosopher

Kumarajiva

Buddhist scholar

Ananda

Buddhist monk

Moggaliputtatissa

Buddhist monk

Vasubandhu

Indian Buddhist philosopher

Paramārtha

Indian Buddhist missionary and translator

Buddhaghosa

Buddhist scholar

Guru Gobind Singh

Sikh Guru

Xuanzang

Buddhist monk

Ram Mohan Roy

Indian religious leader

Faxian

Chinese Buddhist monk

Milarepa

Tibetan Buddhist master

Daigak Guksa

Buddhist priest

Ashvaghosha

Indian philosopher and poet

Bhadrabahu I

religious leader and monk

Vyasa

legendary Indian sage

Haribhadra

Indian author

Rin-chen-bzang-po

Buddhist monk

’Brom-ston

Tibetan Buddhist monk

Amoghavajra

Buddhist monk