Gautama Buddha

Founder of Buddhism

Ancient & Classical Figures

Mahavira

24th Tirthankara of Jainism

Ancient & Classical Figures

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Founder of Taoism

Ancient & Classical Figures

Confucius

Philosopher, Confucianism

Ancient & Classical Figures

Bodhidharma

Founder of Zen Buddhism

Ancient & Classical Figures

Adi Shankaracharya

Proponent of Advaita Vedanta

Ancient & Classical Figures

Patanjali

Compiler of Yoga Sutras

Ancient & Classical Figures

Krishna

Central figure in Hinduism (Bhagavad Gita)

Ancient & Classical Figures

Rama

Incarnation of Vishnu in the Ramayana

Ancient & Classical Figures

Zhuangzi

Taoist philosopher

Ancient & Classical Figures

Mencius

Confucian philosopher

Ancient & Classical Figures

Nagarjuna

Buddhist philosopher, Madhyamaka school

Ancient & Classical Figures

Asanga

Founder of Yogachara Buddhism

Ancient & Classical Figures

Vasubandhu

Co-founder of Yogachara Buddhism

Ancient & Classical Figures

Dogen

Founder of Soto Zen Buddhism in Japan

Ancient & Classical Figures

Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche)

Founder of Tibetan Buddhism

Ancient & Classical Figures

Shantideva

Buddhist philosopher, author of Bodhisattvacharyavatara

Ancient & Classical Figures

Huineng

Sixth Patriarch of Chan (Zen) Buddhism

Ancient & Classical Figures

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism

Ancient & Classical Figures

Tulsidas

Hindu poet-saint, author of Ramcharitmanas

Ancient & Classical Figures

Guru Nanak

Founder of Sikhism

Medieval & Early Modern Figures

Kabir

Mystic poet and saint

Medieval & Early Modern Figures

Rumi

Sufi mystic and poet

Medieval & Early Modern Figures

Mirabai

Devotional Bhakti saint

Medieval & Early Modern Figures