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Also Known As Huineng
Born 638 • China
Died 713 (aged 75) • China
Notable Works “Platform Sutra”
Subjects Of Study Satori • Zen
A sculpture of Laozi
Laozi
Chinese Daoist philosopher
Xuanzang
Xuanzang
Buddhist monk
Faxian
Chinese Buddhist monk
Tao Hongjing
Chinese Daoist
Liu An
Chinese scholar
Tu Kuang-t’ing
Taoist scholar
Lu Hsiu-ching
Chinese Daoist
Dao’an
Chinese Buddhist monk
Caravaggio: The Conversion of St. Paul (second version)
St. Paul the Apostle
Christian Apostle
St. Peter the Apostle
St. Peter the Apostle
Christian Apostle
Medina, Saudi Arabia: Prophet's Mosque
Muhammad
prophet of Islam
Isaiah
Isaiah
Hebrew prophet
Rembrandt: Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem
Jeremiah
Hebrew prophet
Nishida Kitarō
Japanese philosopher
Sesshū: Landscape of Four Seasons
Sesshū
Japanese artist
Mary Baker Eddy
Mary Baker Eddy
American religious leader
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith
American religious leader [1805–1844]
Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal
Muslim scholar
St. Luke
St. Luke
biblical author
Nagarjuna
Nagarjuna
Buddhist philosopher