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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Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso)
Tibetan spiritual leader
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Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Zen master
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Pema Chödrön
Tibetan Buddhist nun and teacher
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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Founder of Transcendental Meditation
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Osho (Rajneesh)
Spiritual teacher and philosopher
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Radhanath Swami
ISKCON leader and teacher
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Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi)
Hugging saint
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Swami Prabhupada
Founder of ISKCON
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Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Vedic scholar and teacher
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Swami Muktananda
Guru of Siddha Yoga
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Jiddu Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Philosopher and spiritual teacher
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Baba Ramdev
Proponent of yoga and Ayurveda
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Founder of Art of Living
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Mooji (Anthony Paul Moo-Young)
Spiritual teacher of Advaita Vedanta
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Papaji (H.W.L. Poonja)
Advaita Vedanta teacher
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Ramana Maharshi
Sage of Arunachala, Advaita teacher
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Eknath Easwaran
Spiritual writer and meditation teacher
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Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
Hindu spiritual leader
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Bhagwan Nityananda
Siddha Yoga guru
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B.K.S. Iyengar
Founder of Iyengar Yoga
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