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Eastern Spiritual Figures
Key individuals (leaders, teachers, philosophers, and saints—both historical and contemporary) who have significantly influenced the dissemination of Eastern Wisdom
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Ancient & Classical Figures
Buddhist Lamas & Teachers
Medieval & Early Modern Figures
Modern & Contemporary Figures
Other Eastern Philosophers & Saints
Prominent Yoga & Advaita Teachers
Naropa
Indian Buddhist master
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Marpa Lotsawa
Translator and teacher of Milarepa
Other Eastern Philosophers & Saints
Sosan (Third Zen Patriarch)
Chinese Zen teacher
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Hakuin Ekaku
Reviver of Rinzai Zen
Other Eastern Philosophers & Saints
Bankei Yotaku
Japanese Zen master
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Shodo Harada Roshi
Zen teacher
Other Eastern Philosophers & Saints
Master Sheng Yen
Taiwanese Chan (Zen) teacher
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D.T. Suzuki
Scholar of Zen Buddhism
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Eihei Dogen
Founder of Soto Zen in Japan
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Ryokan Taigu
Japanese Zen poet and hermit
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Ikkyu Sojun
Japanese Zen monk and poet
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Taisen Deshimaru
Brought Zen to Europe
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H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche
Tibetan Buddhist master
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Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
Tibetan Buddhist teacher
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Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Tibetan Dzogchen master
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Mingyur Rinpoche
Tibetan meditation master
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Anagarika Govinda
Buddhist scholar and mystic
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S. N. Goenka
Popularized Vipassana meditation
Other Eastern Philosophers & Saints
Swami Rama
Founder of Himalayan Institute
Prominent Yoga & Advaita Teachers
Swami Kripalvananda
Kriya Yoga master
Prominent Yoga & Advaita Teachers
Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Founder of Bihar School of Yoga
Prominent Yoga & Advaita Teachers
Sri Yukteswar Giri
Guru of Paramahansa Yogananda
Prominent Yoga & Advaita Teachers
Swami Kriyananda
Disciple of Yogananda
Prominent Yoga & Advaita Teachers
Ramesh Balsekar
Advaita teacher
Prominent Yoga & Advaita Teachers
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