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Amoghavajra
Buddhist monk
Buddha
Buddha
founder of Buddhism
Nagarjuna
Nagarjuna
Buddhist philosopher
Pillar commemorating Ashoka at Vaishali
Ashoka
emperor of India
Lobsang Sangay
Lobsang Sangay
Tibetan scholar and political leader
Bodhidharma
Buddhist monk
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Indian spiritual leader
Devadatta
Buddhist monk
Kumarajiva
Buddhist scholar
Dignāga
Buddhist logician
Ananda
Ananda
Buddhist monk
Mahendra
Buddhist missionary
Śāntirakṣita
Indian teacher
Bhāvaviveka
Indian Buddhist philosopher
Dharmakīrti
Indian philosopher
Shariputra
disciple of the Buddha
Moggaliputtatissa
Buddhist monk
Vasubandhu
Indian Buddhist philosopher
Paramārtha
Indian Buddhist missionary and translator
Candrakīrti
Buddhist scholar