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Also Known As Dīpaṅkara • Atisha
Born 982
Died 1054 (aged 72)
Subjects Of Study Tibetan Buddhism
Lobsang Sangay
Lobsang Sangay
Tibetan scholar and political leader
Padmasambhava
Padmasambhava
Buddhist mystic
Śāntirakṣita
Indian teacher
14th Dalai Lama
14th Dalai Lama
Tibetan Buddhist monk
Chögyam Trungpa
Tibetan abbot
Milarepa
Tibetan Buddhist master
Mar-pa
Buddhist scholar
Bu-ston
Tibetan Buddhist scholar
Srong-brtsan-sgam-po
Srong-brtsan-sgam-po
king of Tibet
Rin-chen-bzang-po
Buddhist monk
’Brog-mi
Tibetan monk
’Brom-ston
Tibetan Buddhist monk
N. V. Banerjee
Indian philosopher
Kalidas Bhattacharyya
Indian philosopher [1911–1984]
Dayal Das
Indian religious leader
Candidus
Greek theologian
Lakshminath Bezbarua
Indian writer
Antal
Indian poet
Sayyid Husain Bilgrami
Indian political leader
Govinda Das
Bengali poet