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Also Known As Sariputta
Notable Works “Niddesa”
Nagarjuna
Nagarjuna
Buddhist philosopher
Kumarajiva
Buddhist scholar
Ananda
Ananda
Buddhist monk
Moggaliputtatissa
Buddhist monk
Vasubandhu
Indian Buddhist philosopher
Paramārtha
Indian Buddhist missionary and translator
Buddhaghosa
Buddhaghosa
Buddhist scholar
Xuanzang
Xuanzang
Buddhist monk
Ram Mohan Roy
Ram Mohan Roy
Indian religious leader
Faxian
Chinese Buddhist monk
Guru Gobind Singh
Sikh Guru
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