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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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All Ancient & Classical Figures Buddhist Lamas & Teachers Medieval & Early Modern Figures Modern & Contemporary Figures Other Eastern Philosophers & Saints Prominent Yoga & Advaita Teachers
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Gautama Buddha
Founder of Buddhism
Ancient & Classical Figures
Mahavira
24th Tirthankara of Jainism
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Laozi (Lao Tzu)
Founder of Taoism
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Confucius
Philosopher, Confucianism
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Bodhidharma
Founder of Zen Buddhism
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Adi Shankaracharya
Proponent of Advaita Vedanta
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Patanjali
Compiler of Yoga Sutras
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Krishna
Central figure in Hinduism (Bhagavad Gita)
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Rama
Incarnation of Vishnu in the Ramayana
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Zhuangzi
Taoist philosopher
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Mencius
Confucian philosopher
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Nagarjuna
Buddhist philosopher, Madhyamaka school
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Asanga
Founder of Yogachara Buddhism
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Vasubandhu
Co-founder of Yogachara Buddhism
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Dogen
Founder of Soto Zen Buddhism in Japan
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Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche)
Founder of Tibetan Buddhism
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Shantideva
Buddhist philosopher, author of Bodhisattvacharyavatara
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Huineng
Sixth Patriarch of Chan (Zen) Buddhism
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Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism
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Tulsidas
Hindu poet-saint, author of Ramcharitmanas
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