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A number of noted individuals have been Buddhists. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices The History of Buddhism spans the 6th century BCE to the present starting with the birth of the Buddha Siddhartha Gautama. Foundation to the Common Era Some sources give the date of the Buddha's birth as 563 BCE and others as 624 BCE Theravada Buddhist countries tend to use the latter figure Lists and numbering of Buddhist councils vary between and even within schools Several Buddhist terms and concepts lack direct translations into English that cover the breadth of the original term Background Why the Buddha is said to have taught in this way is illuminated by the social context of the time in which he lived In sramanic philosophy Nirvana (निर्वाण| Nirvāṇa; निब्बान Nibbāna; Prakrit: णिव्वाण The Three Jewels, also called the Three Treasures, the Three Refuges, or the Triple Gem, are the three things that Buddhists take refuge Several Buddhist terms and concepts lack direct translations into English that cover the breadth of the original term According to the Buddhist tradition all phenomena other than Nirvana, ( sankhara) are marked by three characteristics sometimes referred to as the Dharma seals In Buddhist phenomenology and Soteriology, the five skandhas ( Sanskrit) or khandhas ( Pāli) are five "aggregates" Buddhist cosmology is the description of the shape and evolution of the universe according to the canonical Buddhist scriptures and commentaries Rebirth in Buddhism is the doctrine that the consciousness of a person (as conventionally regarded upon the death or dissolution of the aggregates ( Skandhas Dhamma ( Pāli: धम्म or Dharma (धर्म in Buddhism has two primary meanings the teachings of the Buddha which lead to enlightenment The doctrine of pratītyasamutpāda (Sanskrit paticcasamuppāda; rten Karma ( Sanskrit: कर्मन karman, Pāli: कमा Kamma) means "action" or "doing" whatever Siddhārtha Gautama ( Sanskrit; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual Teacher from Ancient India and the founder A number of noted individuals have been Buddhists. Historical Buddhist thinkers and founders of schools Individuals are grouped by nationality except in cases where the In Buddhism, buddhahood ( Sanskrit: buddhatva. Pali: buddhatta. In the Buddhist context a bodhisattva (बोधिसत्त्व bodhisattva;; Vietnamese Bồ Tát; बोधिसत्त bodhisatta The four stages of Enlightenment in Buddhism are the four degrees of approach to full enlightenment as an Arahant which a person can attain in this life Theravada Buddhism Theravada Buddhism 's teachings on the paramitas can be found in late canonical books and post-canonical commentaries Buddhist meditation encompasses a variety of Meditation techniques that develop Mindfulness, concentration, tranquility and insight In English translations of Buddhist literature, householder denotes a variety of terms Obtaining exact numbers of practicing Buddhists can be difficult and may be reliant on the definition used Buddhist beliefs and practices vary according to region There are distinctions between and within the Buddhism practised in various regions including In South Asia Mahayana Buddhism is the State religion of Bhutan, and Buddhists comprise 98% of its population. History See also History of Buddhism in Cambodia Unconfirmed Singhalese sources assert that missionaries of King Asohka introduced Buddhism into Chinese Buddhism ( Pinyin fójiào refers collectively to the various schools of Buddhism that have flourished in China proper since ancient times Buddhism is a world religion which arose in Bihar, India and is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, who is known as the Buddha (literally Among the five official religions of Indonesia, according to the state ideology of Pancasila According to Suharto, Buddhism and Hinduism were Indonesia's classical The history of Buddhism in Japan can be roughly divided into three periods namely the Nara period (up to 784 the Heian period (794–1185 and the post-Heian period Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what it sees as inconsistencies in Mahayana Buddhism Buddhism is the primary religion of Laos. The Buddhism practiced in Laos is of the Theravada tradition Buddhism is the second largest religion in Malaysia after Islam, with 19 Buddhism in Mongolia is essentially Tibetan Buddhism of the Gelugpa school History The history of Buddhism in Burmaextends nearly a millennium Buddha was born in Shakya kingdom which lies in Rupandehi district Lumbini zone of Nepal Historically Buddhism was incorporated into Russian lands as early as the late 16th century, when Russian explorers travelled to and settled in As of 2000 425% of the Singaporeans register themselves as Buddhist by religion General Buddhism in Sri Lanka is primarily of the Theravada school and constitutes the religious faith of about 70% of the populationAccording to traditional Buddhism in Thailand is largely of the Theravada school Nearly 95% of Thailand 's population is Buddhist of the Theravada school though Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including Buddhism came to Vietnam in the first century CE By the end of the second century Vietnam developed a major Buddhist centre in the region commonly known as the Luy Lâu Buddhism in the West broadly encompasses the knowledge and practice of Buddhism outside of Asia. The Schools of Buddhism. Buddhism is classified in various ways History Origin of the school The Theravāda school is ultimately derived from the Vibhajjavāda (or 'doctrine of analysis' grouping which was a continuation Mahayana ( Sanskrit: mahāyāna, Devanagari: महायान 'Great Vehicle' is one of the two main existing schools of Buddhism and a term for Vajrayana Buddhism is also known as Tantric Buddhism, Tantrayāna, Mantrayana, Mantranaya, Secret Mantra, Esoteric Buddhism and The Early Buddhist schools are those schools into which according to most scholars the Buddhist monastic Sangha initially split due originally to differences in The term pre-sectarian Buddhism is used by some scholars to refer to the Buddhism that existed before the various subsects of Buddhism came into being Buddhist texts can be categorized in a number of ways The Western terms "scripture" and "canonical" are applied to Buddhism in inconsistent ways by Western scholars Historicity and Background Place in the Canon Various Mahayana Sutras have been included in the Tibetan Canon and the Chinese Canon. The Tibetan Buddhist canon is a loosely defined list of Sacred texts recognized by various sects of Tibetan Buddhism. The cultural elements of Buddhism vary by region and include Buddhist Festivals and Observances Vesak The following is a List of Buddhist topics: A Abhidharma Aggañña Sutta Ahimsa Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices

Contents 1 Historical Buddhist thinkers and founders of schools 1.1 Buddha's disciples and early Buddhists 1.2 Later Indian Buddhists (after Buddha) 1.3 Indo-Greek 1.4 Central Asian 1.5 Chinese 1.6 Tibetan 1.7 Japanese 1.8 Korean 1.9 Thai 2 Historical rulers and political figures 3 Modern teachers 3.1 Theravada teachers 3.2 Tibetan Buddhist teachers 3.3 Zen teachers 3.4 Miscellaneous 4 Modern scholars in Buddhist studies 5 Modern Buddhist authors 6 Modern politicians, activists, and protesters 7 Celebrity Buddhists 8 Fictional Buddhists 9 References 10 See also

Historical Buddhist thinkers and founders of schools

Individuals are grouped by nationality, except in cases where the vast majority of their influence was felt elsewhere. Gautama Buddha and his contemporary disciples ('Buddhists') are listed separately from later Indian Buddhist thinkers, teachers and contemplatives.

Buddha's disciples and early Buddhists

See also: Disciples of the Buddha and Family of the Buddha

• The Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama
• Ambapali
• Ananda, Siddhartha's cousin, personal attendant of the Buddha and one of his chief disciples
• Anathapindika
• Angulimala
• Anuruddha
• Assaji
• Ajatasattu
• Bhaddiya
• Bimbisara
• Channa
• Citta
• Cunda
• Dabba Mallaputta
• Devadatta, another cousin of Siddhartha and later rival who attempted to assassinate the Buddha
• Dhammadinna
• Hatthaka of Alavi
• Janussoni
• Jayasena
• Jivaka Komarabhacca
• Maha Kaccana
• Kaccayana Gotta
• Kankharevata
• Maha Kappina
• Kasi Bharadvaja
• Kevatta
• Khema
• Khujjuttara
• Kisa Gotami
• Kondañña
• Maha Kotthika
• Magandiya
• Mahākāśyapa
• Mahanama
• Mallika
• Maudgalyayana (Sanskrit, Moggallana Pali), one of two chief disciples of the Buddha. Siddhārtha Gautama ( Sanskrit; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual Teacher from Ancient India and the founder Ambapali, also known as "Amrapali" was a Nagarvadhu (royal Courtesan) of the republic of Vaishali in ancient India around Ānanda was one of many principal disciples and a devout attendant of the Buddha. Anathapindika ("feeder of the orphans or helpless" was the chief lay disciple of Gautama Buddha. Angulimala (Pāli "garland of fingers" is an important early figure in Buddhism, particularly within the Theravada school Anuruddha was one of the five head disciples and a cousin of Gautama Buddha. Assaji ( Pali:Assaji Sanskrit:Asvajit was one of the first five Arahants of Gautama Buddha. Ajātashatru ( Sanskrit अजातशत्रु ruled 491- 461 BCE) was a king of the Magadha empire that ruled north India Bimbisara ( Sanskrit: बिम्भिसार 558 BC—491 BC was a king of the Magadha empire from 543 BC to his death and belonged to the Hariyanka dynasty Citta was one of the chief lay disciples of the Buddha. He was a wealthy merchant from Savatthi. In Buddhism in the Mahaparinibbana Sutta Cunda was a Blacksmith who gave the last meal of either mushrooms or pork to Buddha. Devadatta (देवदत्‍त was a Buddhist monk as well as the cousin of Gautama Buddha, who was recorded as having created a schism in the Sangha Hatthaka of Alavi (given name Alavaka) was one of the foremost lay male disciples of the Buddha, mentioned in text along with Citta in the Khema was one of the two chief female disciples of Buddha (the other being Uppalavanna) Khujjuttarā was one of the Buddha 's foremost ( Pali: agga) female lay disciples (Pali Upasika, savaka) Kisa Gotami was the wife of a wealthy man of Savatthi Her story is one of the more famous ones in Buddhism Kaundinya ( Sanskrit: कौण्डिन्य Kauṇḍinya, Pali: Kondañña) also known as Ajnata Kaundinya ( Sanskrit Mahākāśyapa or Kāśyapa was a brahman of Magadha, who became one of the principal disciples of Śākyamuni Buddha and who convened and directed Mahanama College, Colombo established in 1954 is considered to be one of the leading Public Schools in Sri Lanka Maudgalyayana ( Pali: Moggallāna also known as Mahamaudgalyayana or Mahamoggallāna, was one of the Buddha Shakyamuni 's closest disciples Sanskrit (sa संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk, for short sa संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam) is a historical Pali ( ISO 15919 / ALA-LC: Pāḷi is a Middle Indo-Aryan language or Prakrit of India.
• Maya Devi
• Migara
• Nanda
• Maha Pajapati Gotami
• Pasenadi
• Pukkusati
• Punna
• Rahula, only child of Prince Siddhartha and Yashodhara before Siddhartha renounced and began his search for Enlightenment
• Ratthapala
• Revata
• Samavati
• Sariputta (Pali, Shariputra Sanskrit), one of the two chief disciples of the Buddha. Queen Māyā of Sakya was the birth mother of the historical Gautama Buddha, Siddhārtha of the Gautama Gotra, and sister of Mahapajapati Prince Nanda, was the younger half-brother of the Buddha He shared the same father as the Buddha King Śuddhodana and his mother Mahapajapati Gotami, was Mahapajapati Gotami (in Pali; Mahaprajapati Gautami in Sanskrit) was the first woman to request ordination from the Budhha and Pasenadi ( Sanskrit: Prasenajit (c 6th century BCE was a Aikṣvāka dynasty (a dynasty founded by King {{IAST|Ikṣvāku}}) ruler of Kosala. Puṇṇa was an Arahant who was one of the ten leading disciples of Gautama Buddha. Rāhula (b c 534 BC; was the only son of Siddhartha Gautama (Pāli Siddhattha Gotama and Princess Yasodharā. Samavati was one of the queens of King Udena of Kosambi. Her servant Khujjuttara became a foremost female lay disciple when she sent her to hear the Buddha's Śāriputra ( Sanskrit: शारिपुत्र or Sāriputta ( Pāli) was one of two principal disciples of The Buddha. Pali ( ISO 15919 / ALA-LC: Pāḷi is a Middle Indo-Aryan language or Prakrit of India. Sanskrit (sa संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk, for short sa संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam) is a historical
• Subhuti
• Suddhodana
• Sundari
• Sunita
• Tissa
• Udena
• Upali, foremost disciple in knowledge of the Vinaya. Subhuti (from Sanskrit: su: "good" bhūti: "existence") was one of the Buddha Shakyamuni 's Ten Major Disciples Sundari or Sundari Nanda was the younger step sister of Buddha and sister of Nanda. Sunita was a highly accomplished disciple of the Buddha. He was born in a very poor family who had next to no food and was an outcast whose job was to gather flowers from Upali ( Sanskrit उपालि upāli) was a monk one of the ten chief disciples of the Buddha. The Vinaya (a word in Pāli as well as in Sanskrit, with literal meaning 'leading out' 'education' 'discipline' is the regulatory framework for the Buddhist
• Uppalavanna
• Vacchagotta
• Vappa
• Velukandakiya
• Visakha
• Yasa
• Yashodhara, wife of Prince Siddhartha before he renounced and began his search for Enlightenment

Later Indian Buddhists (after Buddha)

• Aryadeva, foremost disciple of Nagarjuna, continued the philosophical school of Madhyamika
• Asanga, under of the Yogachara school, widely considered the most important Mahayana philosopher (with Nagarjuna)
• Atisha, holder of the “mind training” (Tib. Uppalavannā (蓮華色比丘尼was considered to be amongst the two chief female disciples of the Buddha, the other being Khema. Velukandakiya is considered one of the two standard-bearer lay Female Disciples of the Buddha, the other being Khujjuttara. Viśākhā, also referred to as Migara's mother ( Migāramāta) was one of the chief female lay disciples of the Buddha. This article gives the traditional legend How much is historical is hard to say Aryadeva (3rd Century CE was a disciple of Nagarjuna and author of several important Mahayana Madhyamaka Buddhist texts Madhyamaka ( Sanskrit: मध्यमक Madhyamaka,, Pinyin: Zhōngguānzōng; also known as Śunyavada) is a Buddhist Asanga (also called Aryasanga born around 300 CE was an exponent of the Yogācāra school of Buddhist philosophy Yogācāra (Sanskrit "yoga practice" "one whose practice is yoga" Chinese Yüjiazong "Yoga School" 瑜珈宗 is an influential school of Eastern Philosophy Mahayana ( Sanskrit: mahāyāna, Devanagari: महायान 'Great Vehicle' is one of the two main existing schools of Buddhism and a term for Early life Atisha is most commonly said to have been born in the year 980 in Vajrayogini village in Bikrampur, the northeastern region of Bengal (located in Lojong (often translated into English as Mind Training) is a practice in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition based on a set of proverbs formulated in Tibet lojong) teachings, considered an indirect founder of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism
• Bhavaviveka, early expositor of the Svatantrika Madhyvh,. The Gelug or Gelug-pa, also known as the Yellow Hat sect, is a school of Buddhism founded by Tsongkhapa (1357–1419 a Philosopher Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including Bhavaviveka or Bhavya (Tib slob-dpon bha-vya or skal-ldan/legs-ldan) c amikha
• Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen/Chán
• Bodhiruci, patriarch of the Ti-Lun school
• Buddhabhadra, founding abbot and patriarch of the Shaolin temple
• Buddhaghosa, (Theravadin commentator)
• Buddhapalita, early expositor of the Prasangika Madhyamikha
• Candragomin, renowned grammarian
• Chandrakirti, considered the greatest exponent of Prasangika Madhyamika
• Dharmakirti, famed logician, author of the Seven Treatises; student of Dignana's student Ishvarasena; said to have debated famed Hindu scholar Shankara
• Dignaga, famed logician
• Gunaprabha, foremost student of Vasubandhu, known for his work the Vinayasutra
• Kamalashila (8th century), author of important texts on meditation
• Luipa, one of the eighty-four tantric Mahasiddhas
• Nagarjuna, founder of the Madhyamika school, widely considered the most important Mahayana philosopher (with Asanga)
• Nagpopa, one of the eighty-four tantric mahasiddas
• Nadapada, (Tib. Biography Contemporary accounts There are two known extant accounts written by contemporaries of Bodhidharma Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. A Buddhist Monk and Esoteric master from North India (6th Century CE There were two Indian Buddhist masters named Buddhabhadra in China during the 5th century CE The Shaolin Monastery or Shaolin Temple ( is a Chan Buddhist temple at Song Shan in Zhengzhou City Henan Province Bhadantācariya Buddhaghosa was a 5th century Indian Theravadin Buddhist commentator and scholar History Origin of the school The Theravāda school is ultimately derived from the Vibhajjavāda (or 'doctrine of analysis' grouping which was a continuation Buddhapalita (470&ndash550 was a commentator on the works of Nagarjuna and Aryadeva. Candrakīrti (600&ndashc 650 ( Devanagari: चन्द्रकीर्ति Tib Dharmakirti ( ca 7th century was an Indian scholar and one of the Buddhist founders of Indian philosophical logic. Dignāga ( fl 5th century) was an Indian scholar and one of the Buddhist founders of Indian logic. Luipa or Luipada (c 10th century was one of the Siddhas or Siddhacharyas from eastern India Mahasiddhas (Tibetan grub thob chen po; tul shug or tulshug; Sanskrit Maha - great Siddhas - achievers Acharya Nāgārjuna ( Telugu: నాగార్జున (c 150 - 250 CE) was an Indian philosopher the founder of the Madhyamaka Nāropā ( Tibetan; Sanskrit: Nādapradā, 956-1041 was an Indian Buddhist mystic and Monk, the disciple of Naropa), Tilopa's primary disciple, teacher of Marpa the Translator and Khungpo Nyaljor
• Padmasambhava (Tib. Marpa Lotsawa (1012-1097 or Marpa the translator was a Tibetan Buddhist teacher credited with the transmission of many Buddhist teachings to Padmasambhava () The Lotus Born, is said to have transmitted Tantric Buddhism to Bhutan and Tibet in the 8th century. Guru Rinpoche) Indian founder of Tibetan Buddhism
• Prahevajra (Tib. Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including Prahevajra or Pramodavajra ( Fl 55 CE) (Tibetan Garab Dorje,; Sanskrit: Prahevajra or Pramodavajra) was the Garab Dorje) Indian founder of Dzogchen (Total Perfection) tradition
• Sakyaprabha, prominent expositor of the Vinaya
• Saraha, famed mahasiddha, forefather of the Tibetan Kagyu lineage
• Shantarakshita, abbot of Nalanda, founder of the Yogachara-Madhyamika who helped Padmasambhava establish Buddhism in Tibet
• Shantideva, (8th century) author of the Bodhisattvacaryavatra
• Talika, (Tilopa in Tibetan), recipient of four separate transmissions from Nagarjuna, Nagpopa, Luipa, and Khandro Kalpa Zangmo; Naropa's teacher
• Vasubandhu, author of (1) the Abhidharmakosha and (2) various Yogacara treatises; these may or may not be the same person
• Vimuktisena, commentator on texts of Asanga's

Indo-Greek

• Dharmaraksita (3rd century BCE), Greek Buddhist missionary of Ashoka the Great, and a teacher of Nagasena. According to some schools of Tibetan Buddhism and Bön, Dzogchen is the natural primordial state or natural condition of every sentient Being The Vinaya (a word in Pāli as well as in Sanskrit, with literal meaning 'leading out' 'education' 'discipline' is the regulatory framework for the Buddhist Saraha or Sarahapa or Sarahapāda (c 8th century CE originally known as Rāhula or Rāhulbhadra, is considered to be the first poet of The Kagyu or Kagyupa school also known as the " Oral Lineage " or Whispered Transmission school is one of four main schools of Himalayan Śāntarakṣita ( Devanagari: शान्तरक्षित was a renowned 8th Century Indian Buddhist Pandit and abbot of Nalanda University Shantideva (sometimes Śantideva Zh 寂天 was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist scholar at Nalanda University and an adherent of the Prasangika The Bodhicharyāvatāra, sometimes translated into English as A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, is a famous Mahāyāna Buddhist Tilopa ( Tibetan; Sanskrit: Talika, 988–1069 was born in either Chativavo ( Chittagong) Bengal or Jagora Bengal Tibetan refers to a group of languages spoken primarily by Tibetan peoples who live across a wide area of eastern Central Asia bordering South Asia as well as by overseas Acharya Nāgārjuna ( Telugu: నాగార్జున (c 150 - 250 CE) was an Indian philosopher the founder of the Madhyamaka Luipa or Luipada (c 10th century was one of the Siddhas or Siddhacharyas from eastern India Nāropā ( Tibetan; Sanskrit: Nādapradā, 956-1041 was an Indian Buddhist mystic and Monk, the disciple of Vasubandhu ( fl 4th c was according to Mahayana Buddhist tradition an Indian Buddhist scholar-monk and along with his half-brother Asanga Abhidharma-kośa (the compendium of Abhidharma) is a key text in verse written in Sanskrit by Vasubandhu. Yogācāra (Sanskrit "yoga practice" "one whose practice is yoga" Chinese Yüjiazong "Yoga School" 瑜珈宗 is an influential school of Eastern Philosophy For the teacher of Atisha, see Dharmarakshita (Sumatran. Dharmarakṣita ( Sanskrit) or Dhammarakkhita ( Pali) ( Ashoka ( Devanāgarī: अशोकः IAST: Aśokaḥ, aɕoːkə(hə Prakrit Imperial title Devanampriya Priyadarsi Nāgasena was a Buddhist sage who lived about 150 BCE. His answers to questions about Buddhism posed by Menander I ( Pali: Milinda the
• Mahadharmaraksita (2nd century BCE), Greek Buddhist master during the time of Menander. Mahadhammarakkhita ( Sanskrit: Mahadharmaraksita, literally "Great protector of the Dharma " was a Greek (in Pali" Yona " Menander I Soter "The Saviour" (known as Milinda in Indian sources was one of the rulers of the Indo-Greek Kingdom in northern India
• Nāgasena (2nd century BCE), Buddhist sage questioned about Buddhism by Milinda, the Indo-Greek king in the Milinda Pañha. Nāgasena was a Buddhist sage who lived about 150 BCE. His answers to questions about Buddhism posed by Menander I ( Pali: Milinda the Menander I Soter "The Saviour" (known as Milinda in Indian sources was one of the rulers of the Indo-Greek Kingdom in northern India The Indo-Greek Kingdom (or sometimes Graeco-Indian Kingdom) covered various parts of the northwest and northern Indian subcontinent during the last two centuries History The earliest part of the text is believed to have been written between 100 BCE and 200 CE

Central Asian

• An Shih Kao, a Parthian monk and the first known Buddhist missionary to China, in 148 CE. An Shih-kao (?-~168 (安世高 Pinyin Ān Shígāo) was a prince of Parthia, nicknamed the "Parthian Marquis" who renounced his prospect Parthia ( Middle Persian: اشکانیان Ashkâniân) was an Iranian civilization situated in the northeastern part of modern Iran
• Dharmaraksa, a Yueh-Chih Buddhist monk, the first known translator of the Lotus Sutra into Chinese. Dharmarakṣa (Ch 竺法護 Zhú Fǎhù was one of the greatest translators of Mahayana Buddhist scriptures into Chinese. The Yuezhi or Rouzhi ( Chinese: 月支 Pinyin: yuè zhī or ròu zhī; also 月氏 Pinyin: yuè shì The Lotus Sutra or Sutra on the White Lotus of the Sublime Dharma (Sanskrit sa सद्धर्मपुण्डरीकसूत्र Saddharma
• Jnanagupta (561-592), a monk and translator from Gandhara, Pakistan. Jnanagupta ( Sanskrit; Devanagari: ज्ञानगुप्त Chinese 闍那崛多 or 志德 was a Buddhist monk from Gandhara Gandhāra ( Sanskrit: गन्धार Urdu: گندھارا Gandḥārā; also known as Waihind in Persian is the name of an ancient Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and
• Kumarajiva (c. Kumārajīva; (also Kiu-kiu-lo, Kiu-mo-lo-che, Kiu-mo-to-tche-po, Tang-cheu) (b 401), a Kuchean monk, and one of the most important translators. Tocharian or Tokharian is one of the branches of the Indo-European language family.
• Lokaksema, a Kushan monk, the first translator of Mahayana scriptures into Chinese, around 180 CE. Lokaksema ( Ch: 支婁迦讖 Zhī Lóujiāchèn ， sometimes abbreviated 支讖 Zhī Chèn) born around 147 CE The name Lokakṣema translates The Kushan Empire (c 1st &ndash 3rd centuries) was a Bactrian state that at its cultural zenith Circa 105 &ndash 250 Mahayana ( Sanskrit: mahāyāna, Devanagari: महायान 'Great Vehicle' is one of the two main existing schools of Buddhism and a term for
• Prajna (c. Prajñā (Sanskrit Chinese:般若三藏 sometimes abbreviated in 般若 Banruo) was an important 9th century Buddhist monk from Gandhara, 810). A monk and translator from Kabul, who translated important texts into Chinese and educated the Japanese Kūkai in Sanskrit texts. } Kābul ( Persian and Pashto: کابل, IPA:) is the Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with Kūkai (ja 空海 or also known posthumously as Kōbō-Daishi (ja 弘法大師 774&ndash835 CE was a Japanese monk, Scholar

Chinese

• Baizhang Huaihai
• Bodhidharma(1st Patriarch of Zen in China)
• Dahui Zonggao 12th century koan master
• Dao Xin(4th Patriarch of Zen in China)
• Daoji (Buddhist monk revered as a deity in Taoism)
• Fa Ru
• Fa Xian (translator and pilgrim)
• Fazang
• Fu Yu (福裕)
• Hong Yi (also calligraphist, painter, master of seal carving)
• Hongren (5th Patriarch of Zen in China)
• Huangbo Xiyun 9th century, teacher of Linji
• Hui Guang (慧光)
• Huike (2nd Patriarch of Zen in China)(慧可大師)
• Huineng (6th Patriarch of Zen in China)(慧能大師)
• Yi Jing (pilgrim and translator)
• Ingen (17th century Chinese Zen monk, founder of the Ōbaku sect of Zen)
• Jinaluo
• Jizang founder of the Three Treatise School
• Jnanayasas (translator)
• Joshu (9th century Chinese Zen monk)
• Linji (9th century Chinese monk, founder of the Linji school of Zen)(臨濟)
• Mazu 8th century Zen master, teacher of Zhaozhou
• Mo-ho-yen 8th century Chinese monk, advocate of “sudden” enlightenment
• Ou-Yang Jin-Wu
• Pu Ji
• Sanghapala (6th century monk (Mon-Khmer?) who translated many texts to Chinese)
• Seng Chou (僧稠)
• Sengcan (3rd Patriarch of Zen in China)
• Shenxiu (Tang Dynasty, Patriarch of "Northern School" Zen sect)
• Wumen Huikai (author of the Gateless Gate Japanese: Mumonkan)
• Xuanzang (brought Yogacara to China to found Faxiang school, significant pilgrim, translator)
• Yunmen Wenyan (founder of one of the five Chán schools)
• Zhaozhou 9th century Chán master; noted for "Mu" koan
• Zhiyi (founder of Tiantai school)
• Zongmi (WG: Tsung-mi; fifth patriarch of Chinese Huayan school)

Tibetan

• Gampopa, a student of Jetsun Milarepa and founder of the Karma Kagyü lineage of Tibetan Buddhism
• Dolpopa founder of the Jonang school and the Shentong philosophy
• Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye, the first Jamgon Kongtrul
• Karsey Kongtrül, the second Jamgon Kongtrul
• Khungpo Nyaljor, founder of the Shangpa Kagyü lineage
• Longchenpa one of the greatest Nyingma philosophers
• Mandarava, important female student and consort of Padmasambhava
• Marpa (Marpa the Translator, Marpa of Lhobrag), student of Naropa and a founder of the Kagyü lineage of Tibetan Buddhism
• Milarepa, a foremost student of Marpa Lotsawa who is said to have achieved buddhahood in one lifetime
• Padmasambhava, (Tib. Baizhang Huaihai ( Chinese: 百丈懷海 Pinyin: Biography Contemporary accounts There are two known extant accounts written by contemporaries of Bodhidharma Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Dahui Zonggao (大慧宗杲 (1089&ndash1163 (Wade-Giles Ta-hui Tsung-kao Japanese Daie Sōkō was a 12th century Chinese Chan ( Zen) master best known as Dayi Daoxin (Chinese 道信， Wade-Giles Tao-hsin) (Japanese Dōshin (580 - 651 was the fourth Chán Buddhist Patriarch following Jianzhi Sengcan Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Daoji ( (1130 &ndash 1207 commonly known as Ji Gong ( Master Ji or ( Living Buddha Ji Gong was a Buddhist monk during the Southern Song Dynasty Taoism (pronounced /ˈdaʊɪzəm/ or /ˈtaʊɪzəm/ also spelled '''Daoism''') refers to a variety of related Philosophical and Religious traditions Faxian ( Traditional Chinese:法顯 Simplified Chinese:法显 Pinyin ：Fǎxiǎn also romanized as Fa-Hien or Fa-hsien) (ca Fazang ( 643–712 was the third of the five patriarchs of the Huayan school. Daman Hongren (Chinese 弘忍 (Wade-GilesShih Hung-jen Japanese Daiman Konin (601 - 674 was the 5th Chan Chán ( Buddhist) Patriarch in the traditional lineage Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Huángbò Xīyùn (simplified Chinese 黄檗希运 traditional 黄檗希運 Wade-Giles Huang-po Hsi-yün Japanese: Ōbaku Kiun) (died 850 was an influential The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. Línjì Yìxuán (臨済義玄 Wade-Giles: Lin-chi I-hsüan; Japanese: Rinzai Gigen) (?–866 was the founder of the Linji school Dazu Huike (487-593 ( Chinese: 大祖慧可 Chinese for short慧可 pinyin Huìkě Wade-Giles Hui-k’o Japanese Eka is considered the Second Patriarch of Chinese Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Dajian Huineng (慧能 or 惠能 Pinyin: Huìnéng 638–713 was a Chinese Chán Monastic who is one of the most important figures in Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Journey to Srivijaya and Nalanda Zhang Wen Ming became a monk at age 14 and was an admirer of Fa Xian and Xuanzang, both famous monks of his childhood Ingen Ryuki ( Chinese 隱元隆琦 Yinyuan Longqi) ( Fuqing, Fujian, 1592 - Uji, 1673 was a Chinese Linji As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. Jizang ( 549–623 was a Chinese Buddhist Monk and scholar who is often regarded as the founder of the Three Treatise School. Sanlun ( or literally Three Treatise School (sanlunzong 三论宗was a Chinese school of Buddhism based upon the Indian Madhyamaka Jnanayasas ( Sanskrit; Chinese 闍那耶舍 or 尊稱 was a Buddhist monk from Magadha, northern India. Zhàozhōu Cōngshěn (趙州從諗 Wade-Giles: Chao-chou Ts'ung-shen; Japanese: Jōshū Jūshin) (778–897 was a Chán ( The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. Línjì Yìxuán (臨済義玄 Wade-Giles: Lin-chi I-hsüan; Japanese: Rinzai Gigen) (?–866 was the founder of the Linji school The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The Rinzai school ( Japanese: Rinzai-shū, Chinese: línjì zōng) is one of the three Japanese Zen sects. The 8th century is the period from 701 to 800 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. Zhàozhōu Cōngshěn (趙州從諗 Wade-Giles: Chao-chou Ts'ung-shen; Japanese: Jōshū Jūshin) (778–897 was a Chán ( Heshang Moheyan (和尚摩訶衍 Wade-Giles: Ho-shang Mo-ho-yen; Héshang Móhēyǎn or Hvashang Moheyan in Tibetan sources was a late eighth The 8th century is the period from 701 to 800 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. Sanghapala (506–518 CE was a famous Mon - Khmer monk who travelled to Southern and Northern Dynasties China to translate a lot of Buddhist The 6th century is the period from 501 to 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. Jianzhi Sengcan (僧璨 (?-606 (Wade-Giles Chien-chih Seng-ts'an Japanese Kanchi Sosan is known as the Third Chinese Patriarch of Chán after Bodhidharma and Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Yequan Shenxiu (神秀 (606?-706 (Wade-Giles Shen-hsiu Japanese Jinshū was one of the most influential Chan Buddhist masters of his day a patriarch of the 'East Mountain Wumen Huikai ( Wade-Giles: Wu-men Hui-k'ai Japanese: Mumon Ekai (1183-1260 is a Song period Chán (Japanese Zen master most famous as the compiler See also Xuanzang (fictional character Xuanzang ( pronounced Shwan-dzang) was a famous Chinese Buddhist Monk, scholar traveler Yogācāra (Sanskrit "yoga practice" "one whose practice is yoga" Chinese Yüjiazong "Yoga School" 瑜珈宗 is an influential school of Eastern Philosophy China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Dharma-character school (Chinese 法相宗 Pinyin fa xiang zong, Japanese Hossō is the pejorative name for a stream of thought that represented the Indian Yúnmén Wényǎn (862 or 864-949 CE (雲門文偃 Japanese: Ummon Bun'en; he is also variously known in English as "Unmon" "Ummon Daishi" Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. Zhàozhōu Cōngshěn (趙州從諗 Wade-Giles: Chao-chou Ts'ung-shen; Japanese: Jōshū Jūshin) (778–897 was a Chán ( Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. Zhiyi (智顗 Wade-Giles: Chih-i Jp Chigi (538–597 is traditionally listed as the fourth patriarch but actually is the founder of the Tiantai tradition of Tiantai (天台宗 Wade-Giles: T'ien T'ai) is one of the important sects of Buddhism in China, Korea and Japan, also called Guifeng Zongmi (宗密 圭峰 (780 - 841 ( Wade-Giles: Kuei-feng Tsung-mi Japanese Keiho Shumitsu was a Tang dynasty Buddhist scholar-monk installed Gampopa ( (1079-1153 "the man from Gampo" — who was equally well known in Tibet as Sonam Rinchen ( Dagpo Lhaje ( ("the Physician from Dagpo" Jetsun Milarepa ( (c 1052-c 1135 CE) is generally considered one of Tibet 's most famous Yogis and poets a student of Marpa Lotsawa, and Karma Kagyu ( or Kamtsang, is the largest lineage within the Kagyu school one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen ( (1292-1361 known simply as Dolpopa, the Tibetan Buddhist master known as "The Buddha from Dolpo" is often seen as the founder of the The Jonang ( Chinese 觉囊 school of Tibetan Buddhism became widely known at the end of the 13th century Jamgon Kongtrul was a prominent Tibetan Buddhist teacher ( Lama) and is also the name shared by members of a lineage held by tradition to be his subsequent reincarnations Karsey Kongtrül (1904– 10 May, 1952) who was also known as Jamgön Palden Khyentse Özer was the immediate reincarnation of the first Jamgön Kongtrül The Shangpa Kagyu is known as the "secret" lineage and different origins than the better known Dagpo Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Longchenpa or Longchen Rabjampa (1308 &ndash 1364 or possibly 1369 was a major teacher in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. The Nyingma tradition is the oldest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism (the other three being the Kagyu, Sakya and Gelug) Mandarava is one of the two principal spiritual consorts of Padmasambhava and is considered a female Guru - Deity. Padmasambhava () The Lotus Born, is said to have transmitted Tantric Buddhism to Bhutan and Tibet in the 8th century. Marpa Lotsawa (1012-1097 or Marpa the translator was a Tibetan Buddhist teacher credited with the transmission of many Buddhist teachings to Nāropā ( Tibetan; Sanskrit: Nādapradā, 956-1041 was an Indian Buddhist mystic and Monk, the disciple of Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including Jetsun Milarepa ( (c 1052-c 1135 CE) is generally considered one of Tibet 's most famous Yogis and poets a student of Marpa Lotsawa, and Marpa Lotsawa (1012-1097 or Marpa the translator was a Tibetan Buddhist teacher credited with the transmission of many Buddhist teachings to Padmasambhava () The Lotus Born, is said to have transmitted Tantric Buddhism to Bhutan and Tibet in the 8th century. Guru Rinpoche) Indian founder of Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism
• Sakya Pandita one of the greatest Sakya philosophers
• Taranatha important Jonang scholar
• Tsongkhapa (14th century Tibetan monk, founder of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism, based upon the Kadam tradition)
• Yeshe Tsogyal, important female student and consort of Padmasambhava

Japanese

• Bankei Yōtaku (1622-1693), 'Unborn' Zen
• Deiryu, Jun-san - zen monk and artist. The Nyingma tradition is the oldest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism (the other three being the Kagyu, Sakya and Gelug) Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyeltsen or Kunga Gylatshan Pal Zangpo (1182&ndash1251 was a Tibetan spiritual leader and Buddhist scholar and the fourth of the Five This articles concerns the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism For information on the ancient Śākya tribe see Shakya. Tāranātha (1575-1634 was a Lama of the Jonang school of Tibetan Buddhism. The Jonang ( Chinese 觉囊 school of Tibetan Buddhism became widely known at the end of the 13th century Tsongkhapa ( (1357 &ndash 1419 whose name means "The Man from Onion Valley" was a famous teacher of Tibetan Buddhism whose activities led later to the formation The Gelug or Gelug-pa, also known as the Yellow Hat sect, is a school of Buddhism founded by Tsongkhapa (1357–1419 a Philosopher Yeshe Tsogyel, also known in the Nyingma tradition as the Great Bliss Queen, is a semi-mythical female Deity or figure of enlightenment ( Padmasambhava () The Lotus Born, is said to have transmitted Tantric Buddhism to Bhutan and Tibet in the 8th century. was a well-known Rinzai Zen Buddhist master and the abbot of the Ryomon-ji and Nyoho-ji (1895-1954)
• Dogen Zenji (founder of Soto Zen, based upon the Chinese Caodong tradition)
• Eisai (12th century Japanese monk, travelled to China and returned to found the Japanese Rinzai sect of Zen)
• Ippen, founder of the Japanese Pure Land Ji sect (Ji-shu)
• Ikkyu
• Hakuin Ekaku (1686-1769, Rinzai Zen)
• Hōnen, founder of the Japanese Pure Land Jodo sect (Jodo-shu)
• Kūkai (9th century Japanese monk, founder of Shingon)
• Myoe (Japanese monk of the Shingon and Kegon schools, known for his propagation of the Mantra of Light)
• Nakahara Nantenbo, Toju Zenchu- Zen master and artist. Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Cáodòng (characters 曹洞宗 pinyin cáodòngzōng is a Chinese Zen Buddhist sect founded by Dongshan Liangjie and his Dharma-heirs Myōan Eisai (明菴栄西 ( April 20, 1141 – July 5, 1215) was a Japanese Buddhist priest credited with bringing the The Rinzai school ( Japanese: Rinzai-shū, Chinese: línjì zōng) is one of the three Japanese Zen sects. Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. Ippen (一遍上人 also known as Zuien, (1234 &ndash 1289 was a Japanese Buddhist itinerant preacher ( hijiri) who founded the Ji (時宗 For the martial arts grading system see Kyū. was an eccentric, iconic Japanese Zen Buddhist priest and Poet Hakuin Ekaku (白隠 慧鶴 Hakuin Ekaku, 1686-1769 or 1685-1768 was one of the most influential figures in Japanese Zen Buddhism. Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. Hōnen (法然 1133-1212 is the founder of the first independent branch of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism known as Jōdo Shū. meaning "the way of the jō " or is a Japanese martial art using short staffs called jō. Kūkai (ja 空海 or also known posthumously as Kōbō-Daishi (ja 弘法大師 774&ndash835 CE was a Japanese monk, Scholar The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. Shingon Buddhism (眞言 真言 " true words " is a major school of Japanese Buddhism, and is the other branch of Vajrayana Buddhism Myōe (明恵 (1173 &ndash 1232 was a Japanese Buddhist monk active during the Kamakura period who also went by the name Kōben (高弁 Shingon Buddhism (眞言 真言 " true words " is a major school of Japanese Buddhism, and is the other branch of Vajrayana Buddhism For the Japanese waterfall see Kegon Falls. Kegon (華厳 ( or in some dialects) is the name of the Japanese transmission 1839-1925
• Nichiren (founder of Nichiren Buddhism)
• Nikkō (founder of Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism)
• Rōben (8th century Japanese monk, invited Simsang to Japan and founded the Kegon tradition, based upon the Korean Hwaeom school)
• Ryōkan (18th century Japanese Zen monk and poet)
• Saichō (9th century Japanese monk, founder of Tendai tradition, based upon the Chinese Tiantai school)
• Shinran, founder of the Japanese Pure Land Jodo Shin sect (Jodo Shinshu) and disciple of Hōnen
• Takuan Sōhō (Zen teacher, and, according to legend, mentor of the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi)
• Yamamoto Gempo Zen Master (1866-1961)

Korean

• Gihwa (1376-1433) Korean Seon monk; wrote commentaries on the Diamond Sutra and Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment
• Jinul Korean Seon monk (1158-1210); founder of modern Korean gong'an meditation system
• Simsang (8th century Korean monk, who at the request of Rōben helped transmit Hwaeom to Japan, thereby founding the Japanese Kegon tradition)
• Uisang (7th century Korean monk, founder of Hwaeom tradition, based upon the Chinese Huayan school)
• Wonhyo (617-668) Korean monk; prolific commentator on Mahayana sutras
• Woncheuk

Thai

• Ajahn Chah Subhatto
• Ajahn Maha Bua (Luang Ta Maha Bua)
• Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta, Thai Buddhist monk who is credited with establishing the Thai Forest Tradition
• Ajahn Sao Kantasilo
• Phramonkolthepmuni (1885-1959) (Thai monk who founded the Dhammakaya Tradition)
• Somdej Toh (Thai monk specializing in magical amulets)

Historical rulers and political figures

• Ashoka the Great (304–232 BC), Mauryan Emperor of ancient India, and the first Buddhist ruler to send Buddhist missionaries outside of India throughout the Old World (阿育王)
• Brhadrata, the last ruler of the Mauryan dynasty
• Menander (Pali: Milinda), 2nd century BCE, an Indo-Greek king of northwestern India, who questioned Nāgasena about Buddhism in the Milinda Pañha, and is said to have become an arhat. Nichiren (日蓮 ( February 16, 1222 &ndash October 13, 1282) born, later, and finally Nichiren, was a Buddhist The founder Nichiren From the age of 16 until 32 Nichiren studied in numerous temples in Japan especially Mt Nikkō (日興 ( 1246 - 1333) also known as Nikkō Shōnin, is the founder of a major branch of Nichiren Buddhism that includes the present-day Nichiren Shōshū (日蓮正宗 is a branch of Nichiren Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th century Japanese monk Nichiren ( 1222 – 1282 (689-773 CE also known as Ryōben, was a Japanese Kegon monk The 8th century is the period from 701 to 800 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. For the Japanese waterfall see Kegon Falls. Kegon (華厳 ( or in some dialects) is the name of the Japanese transmission Hwaeom is the name of the Korean transmission of the Huayan school of Chinese Buddhism. (1758–1831 was a quiet and eccentric Sōtō Zen Buddhist monk who lived much of his life as a Hermit. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. (767&ndash822 was a Japanese Buddhist monk credited with founding the Tendai school in Japan based around the Chinese Tiantai tradition he was exposed The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. History The Tiantai teaching was first brought to Japan by the Chinese monk Jianzhen (鑑眞 Jp Ganjin in the middle of the 8th century, but Tiantai (天台宗 Wade-Giles: T'ien T'ai) is one of the important sects of Buddhism in China, Korea and Japan, also called Shinran 親鸞 ( May 21, 1173 – January 16, 1263) was a Japanese Buddhist monk who was born in Hino (now a part of Fushimi, also known as Shin Buddhism is a school of Pure Land Buddhism. Hōnen (法然 1133-1212 is the founder of the first independent branch of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism known as Jōdo Shū. Takuan Sōhō (沢庵 宗彭 1573 &ndash 1645) was a major figure in the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism. (c 1584– June 13 ( Japanese calendar: May 19), 1645 also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke, or Gempo Yamamoto ( 1866 - 1961) was the Abbot of both Ryutakuji and Shoin-ji in Japan —also serving temporarily as the head of the Gihwa, also known as Hamheo Teuktong (1376 - 1433 was a late Goryeo -early Joseon Buddhist monk of the Seon order who was the leading The Diamond Sutra is a short Mahayana Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom genre which teaches the practice of the avoidance of abiding in extremes The Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment Buddhist Sūtra, original Chinese title is Yuanjue jing, Japanese Engaku-kyo Jinul (1158 – 1210 was a Korean monk of the Goryeo period who is considered to be the most influential figure in the formation of Korean Seon Buddhism The 8th century is the period from 701 to 800 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. (689-773 CE also known as Ryōben, was a Japanese Kegon monk Hwaeom is the name of the Korean transmission of the Huayan school of Chinese Buddhism. For the Japanese waterfall see Kegon Falls. Kegon (華厳 ( or in some dialects) is the name of the Japanese transmission Uisang (625–702 was one of the most eminent early Silla Korean scholar-monks a close friend of Wonhyo (元曉 The 7th century is the period from 601 to 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. Hwaeom is the name of the Korean transmission of the Huayan school of Chinese Buddhism. Mahayana ( Sanskrit: mahāyāna, Devanagari: महायान 'Great Vehicle' is one of the two main existing schools of Buddhism and a term for Venerable Ajahn Chah Subhaddo (Chao Khun Bodhinyanathera (Thaiชา สุภัทโท, alternatively spelled Achaan Chah, occasionally with honorific titles Venerable Ajahn Maha Bua (commonly known in Thai as th หลวงตามหาบัว Luang Ta Maha Bua;​ alternate writing Ajahn Maha Boowa) is Ajaan Mun Bhuridatta Thera (มั่น ภูริทตฺโต 1870-1949 was a Thai Buddhist monk who is credited along with his mentor Phramongkolthepmuni (Sodh Candasaro 1884 - 1959 the late abbot of Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen, was the founder of the Thai Dhammakaya meditation school in 1914 The Dhammakāya Movement is a Buddhist movement founded in Thailand in Somdej Toh (1788-1872 BE 2331-2415 known formally as Phra Buddhacharn Toh Phomarangsi, was one of the most famous Buddhist monks during Thailand's Ashoka ( Devanāgarī: अशोकः IAST: Aśokaḥ, aɕoːkə(hə Prakrit Imperial title Devanampriya Priyadarsi The Maurya Empire ( 322 – 185 BCE) ruled by the Mauryan dynasty was a geographically extensive and powerful political and military This article is about the history of South Asia prior to the Partition of British India in 1947 The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans Asians and Africans in the 15th century Menander I Soter "The Saviour" (known as Milinda in Indian sources was one of the rulers of the Indo-Greek Kingdom in northern India The 2nd century BC started the first day of 200 BC and ended the last day of 101 BC. The Indo-Greek Kingdom (or sometimes Graeco-Indian Kingdom) covered various parts of the northwest and northern Indian subcontinent during the last two centuries Nāgasena was a Buddhist sage who lived about 150 BCE. His answers to questions about Buddhism posed by Menander I ( Pali: Milinda the History The earliest part of the text is believed to have been written between 100 BCE and 200 CE In the sramanic traditions of ancient India (most notably those of Mahavira and Gautama Buddha) arhat ( Sanskrit) or arahant
• Theodorus (1st century BCE), Indo-Greek governor, author of a Buddhist dedication. Theodorus was a " Meridarch " (Civil Governor of a province in the Swat province of the Indo-Greek kingdom in the northern Indian sub-continent
• Kanishka, ruler of the Kushan Empire
• Shōtoku (574-622), crown prince and regent of Japan
• Liang Wudi (梁武帝) (502-549), emperor during the Chinese Liang Dynasty
• Harshavardhana (606-648), Indian emperor who converted to Buddhism. Kanishka (Kushan language Κανηϸκι, Middle Chinese: 迦腻色伽 was a king of the Kushan Empire in Central Asia, ruling an empire extending The Kushan Empire (c 1st &ndash 3rd centuries) was a Bactrian state that at its cultural zenith Circa 105 &ndash 250 also known as, was a Regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Background Xiao Yan was born in 464 during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu of Liu Song. Harsha or Harshavardhana (हर्षवर्धन or "Harsha vardhan" ( 590 &ndash 647) was an Indian emperor who ruled Northern India
• Wu Zetian
• Jayavarman VII (1181-1219), king of Cambodia
• Anawrahta (1044-1077), first unifier and Buddhist King of Myanmar. Wu Zetian ( (625 – December 16, 705 In 705 she was overthrown in a coup and Emperor Zhongzong was returned to the throne Jayavarman VII (1125 - 1215 was a king of the Khmer Empire (c The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East Anawrahta ( ənɔ̀ja̰tʰa reigned 1044 - 1077) also spelled Aniruddha or Anoarahtâ or Anoa-ra-htá-soa, was a ruler of the kingdom Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. Introduced Buddhism to Myanmar. Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia.
• Mindon Min (1808–1878), king of Myanmar and facilitator of "Fifth World Theravada Buddhist Council" or Fifth Sangayana
• Mongkut, king of Thailand and founder of the Thammayut Nikaya
• Emperor Ming of Han China. Mindon Min (မင်းတုန်းမင်း born Maung Lwin 8 July 1808 in Amarapura, died 1 October 1878 in Golden The Fifth Buddhist council took place in Mandalay, Burma ( Myanmar) in 1871 A Sometimes especially in Thai language documents King Mongkut might also refer to Vajiravudh (Rama VI, reigning title Phra Mongkut Klao Chaoyuhua (พระมงกุฏเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj The Dhammayuttika Nikaya or Thammayut Nikaya (ธรรมยุต (ทำมะยุด นิกาย ធម្មយុត្តិក និកាយ is an order Family background Then-Liu Yang was born in 28 to Emperor Guangwu and his first love Consort Yin Lihua.
• Tang Dynasty
• Kublai Khan Mongol Ruler. The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by Early years Kublai Khan studied Chinese culture and became enamoured of it

Modern teachers

Theravada teachers

• Ajahn Amaro (1956- )
• Venerable Ananda Maitreya (1896-1998)
• Bhikkhu Bodhi (1944- )
• Ajahn Brahm (1951- )
• Buddhadasa Bhikkhu (1906-1993)
• Ajahn Chah (1918-1992)
• Dipa Ma (1911-1989)
• S. N. Goenka (Born 1924)
• Bhante Henepola Gunaratana (1927- )
• Ayya Khema (1923-1997)
• Venerable Ledi Sayadaw (1846-1923)
• Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw (1904-1982)
• Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta (1870-1949)
• Preah Maha Ghosananda (1929-2007), Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia
• Ajahn Sumedho (1934- )
• Thanissaro Bhikkhu (1949- )
• U Ba Khin (1899-1971)
• Bikkhu Kiribathgoda Gnanananda (1979- )

Tibetan Buddhist teachers

• Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama (born 1935)[2]
• Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche (1930-2002)
• Chögyam Trungpa (1940-1987)
• Dhardo Rimpoche (1917-1990)
• Dudjom Rinpoche (1904-1987)
• Kalu Rinpoche (1905-1989)
• Pawo Rinpoche (1912-1991)
• Rangjung Rigpe Dorje (1924–1981), the 16th Karmapa
• Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, (1920-1996), Dzogchen, Mahamudra and the New Treasures of Chokgyur Lingpa (Chokling Tersar). History Origin of the school The Theravāda school is ultimately derived from the Vibhajjavāda (or 'doctrine of analysis' grouping which was a continuation Ajahn Amaro (born 1956 born Jeremy Horner in Kent England, is co-abbot of Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery in Redwood Valley California, a center Balangoda Ananda Maitreya ( August 24, 1896 &ndash July 18, 1998) a Sri Lankan scholar-monk was a personality of Theravada Bhikkhu Bodhi (b 1944 NYC) born Jeffrey Block, is an American Buddhist monk, ordained in Sri Lanka and currently teaching in the Ajahn Brahmavamso Mahathera (known to most as Ajahn Brahm) was born Peter Betts in London, United Kingdom on 7 August 1951 Buddhadasa Bhikkhu ( Thai: พุทธทาสภิกขุ May 27 1906 - May 25 1993) was one of the most influential Buddhist Venerable Ajahn Chah Subhaddo (Chao Khun Bodhinyanathera (Thaiชา สุภัทโท, alternatively spelled Achaan Chah, occasionally with honorific titles Dipa Ma ( March 25, 1911 - September 1989 was born Nani Bala Barua in East Bengal (currently Bangladesh) Sri Satya Narayan Goenka (born 1924 is a leading lay teacher of Vipassanā Meditation and a student of Sayagyi U Ba Khin. Henepola Gunaratana is a Sri Lankan Buddhist Monk. He is often affectionately known as Bhante G. Ayya Khema ( August 25, 1923 - November 2, 1997) a Buddhist Teacher, was born as Ilse Ledermann in Berlin Ledi Sayādaw (1846 - 1923 was a famous Theravadin Buddhist monk in Burma (now Myanmar) Mahāsi Sayādaw (1904-1982 was a famous Burmese Buddhist Monk and Meditation master who had a significant impact on the teaching of Vipassana Ajaan Mun Bhuridatta Thera (มั่น ภูริทตฺโต 1870-1949 was a Thai Buddhist monk who is credited along with his mentor Maha Ghosananda, (full title Samdech Preah Maha Ghosananda - សម្ដចព្រះមហាឃោសានន្ទ ( 1929 - March 12, 2007 The Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia ( Pali: Sangharāja; Khmer: សម្តេចព្រះសង្ឃរាជ sɑmdac preah sɑŋ riec is the effective Luang Por Ajahn Sumedho (อาจารย์สุเมโธ (born Robert Jackman July 27, 1934, Seattle) is the most senior representative Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff (1949 -) is an American Buddhist monk of the Thai forest Kammatthana tradition Sayagyi U Ba Khin ( March 6, 1899 – January 19, 1971) was a senior Civil servant in the newly independent Burmese administration Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero (born 1 July 1961 is the founder of Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastry. Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso (born Lhamo Döndrub ( 6 July 1935 in Qinghai) He is the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. HE Chagdud Tulku ( Rinpoche (1930-2002 was a renowned teacher of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism. Chögyam Trungpa (February 1939 &ndash April 4, 1987) was a Buddhist Meditation master scholar teacher poet artist and a Trungpa Dhardo Rimpoche (1917-1990 was said by Tibetan Buddhists to be an incarnation or Tulku, of the chief abbot of Losel-ling College at Drepung Monastery, Dudjom Rinpoche ( is the title of a prominent line of Tulkus of the Nyingmapa order of Tibetan Buddhism. Kalu may refer to Kalu Afghanistan Kalu Rinpoche In Vajrayana Buddhism, Pawo ( Wylie: dpa' bo; literally "brave guy" is translated "hero" or "warrior" The sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpei Dorje ( August 14, 1924 &ndash November 5, 1981) ( Wylie Rang 'byung rig pa'i The Karmapa (officially His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa) is the head of the Karma Kagyu, the largest sub-school of the Kagyupa ( Tibetan Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche ( 1920 - February 13, 1996) ( A contemporary Buddhist master of the Kagyü and Nyingma lineages who lived According to some schools of Tibetan Buddhism and Bön, Dzogchen is the natural primordial state or natural condition of every sentient Being Mahamudra (Sanskrit Mahāmudrā, Tibetan Chagchen, Wylie phyag chen, contraction of Chagya Chenpo, Wylie phyag rgya chen po) literally means In Tibetan Buddhism the Chokling Tersar (mchog gling gter gsar are a collection of formerly hidden teachings or termas revealed by Chokgyur Lingpa.
• Thubten Zopa Rinpoche

Zen teachers

Japanese

• Soyen Shaku, Rōshi (1859-1919)
• D.T. Suzuki (1870-1966)
• Harada Daiun Sogaku (1871-1961)
• Bassui Tokushō (1327-1387)
• Nyogen Senzaki, Rōshi (1876-1958)
• Katsube Keigaku
• Eido Tai Shimano (b. Thubten Zopa Rinpoche (born 1946) is a Lama from Thami, a village in the Khumbu region of Nepal. Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. Soyen Shaku ( 釈 宗演, 1859 – October 29, 1919, Kamakura, Japan; sometimes written as Soen Shaku or Kogaku So’en Daiun Sogaku Harada Roshi ( October 13, 1871 - December 12, 1961) was a Rinzai and Soto Zen monk born ( 1327 - 1387) was a Rinzai Zen Master born in modern day Kanagawa Prefecture who had trained with Soto, Rinzai and Ch'an Nyogen Senzaki ( 千崎 如幻, 1876 - May 7, 1958) was a Rinzai Zen monk who was one of the 20th century's leading proponents Katsube Keigaku ( 勝部 敬学) was a Zen Buddhist Roshi in the Japanese Rinzai tradition whom resided over Kogaku-ji Eido Tai Shimano ( 嶋野 栄道, born 1932 is a Rinzai Roshi, and the first to establish a Rinzai lineage in the United States. 1932)
• Genki Takabayashi (b. Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji is a Zen temple in the Rinzai Gigen - Hakuin Ekaku Zenji Dharma Line, located on Capitol 1933)
• Kodo Sawaki (1880-1965)
• Haku'un Yasutani, Rōshi (1885-1973)
• Jakushitsu Genkō (1290–1367)
• Keido Fukushima
• Imakita Kosen (1816-1892)
• Sesshū Tōyō (1420-1506)
• Shodo Harada (b. Kodo Sawaki ( Japanese: 沢木興道 Sawaki Kōdō) ( 1880 - 1965) is considered by some to be the most important Japanese Zen Haku'un Yasutani ( 安谷 白雲, 1885 - 1973 was the first Abbot of the Zen Buddhist lineage of Sanbo Kyodan (or Three Treasures Association was a Japanese Rinzai master Poet, Flute player and first abbot of Eigen-ji (constructed solely for him to teach Zen Keido Fukushima （ 福島 慶道, 1932-） is a Japanese Rinzai master who has had an influence on Rinzai practice in the United States. was a Japanese Rinzai Zen Roshi and Neo-Confucianist. As one-time head abbot of Engakuji in Kamakura Japan, he was known as a government or often also simply Sesshū, 1420-1506 was one of the most prominent masters of Suibokuga (ink painting and a Rinzai Zen Buddhist or Harada Roshi, is a Rinzai priest author and head abbot of Sogenji—a three hundred year old temple in Okayama Japan. 1940)
• Sesson Yūbai (1290-1348)
• Shunryu Suzuki, Rōshi (1904-1971)
• Muso Kokushi (1275-1351)
• Taisen Deshimaru (1914-1982)
• Soko Morinaga, Rōshi (1925-1995)
• Dainin Katagiri (1928-1990)
• Taizan Maezumi (1931-1995)
• Soyu Matsuoka, Rōshi (?-1998)
• Oda Sesso (1901-1966)
• Soen Nakagawa (1907-1984)
• Yamada Koun (1907-1989)
• Harada Daiun Sogaku (1871-1961)
• Sobin Yamada
• Hakuin Ekaku (1686-1769)
• Bankei Yōtaku (1622-1693)
• Zenkei Shibayama (1894-1974)

Chinese

• Ven. was a Rinzai priest and Poet who—along with his followers like Akamatsu Norimura —founded several Buddhist temples in Japan, including Shunryu Suzuki (鈴木 俊隆 Suzuki Shunryū, dharma name Shōgaku Shunryū 祥岳俊隆 ( May 18, 1904 - December 4, 1971 Muso Kokushi (c 1275—1351 was a Japanese Rinzai Zen priest of the Muromachi period that helped Ashikaga shogunate Takauji construct Taisen Deshimaru ( 弟子丸 泰仙, birth name Yasuo Deshimaru (1914 - April 30 1982 was a Japanese Soto Zen Buddhist teacher Soko Morinaga ( 盛永 宗興, 1925-1995 was a Rinzai Zen Roshi. Jikai Dainin Katagiri ( 片桐 大忍, January 19 1928 — March 1 1990) aka Hojo-san Katagiri, was a Soto Zen Hakuyū Taizan Maezumi ( 前角 博雄, February 24, 1931 — May 15, 1995) was a Japanese Zen Roshi Dr Soyu Matsuoka ( 松岡 操雄, 1912—1997 along with Sokei-an and Nyogen Senzaki, was one of the first Zen teachers to make the United Oda Sessō ( 小田 雪窓, 1901—1966 was a Rinzai Roshi and abbot of the Daitoku-ji (大徳寺 in Kyoto Japan, a Dharma Soen Nakagawa ( 中川 宋淵, March 19, 1907 - 1984 was a Japanese teacher of Zen Buddhism in the Rinzai Yamada Koun Zenshin (1907—1989 or Koun Yamada, was the former leader of the Sanbo Kyodan lineage of Zen Buddhism, the Dharma heir of his Daiun Sogaku Harada Roshi ( October 13, 1871 - December 12, 1961) was a Rinzai and Soto Zen monk born Sobin Yamada is the 26th abbot of Shinju-an, a subtemple of the important Rinzai Zen temple of Daitoku-ji in Kyoto. Hakuin Ekaku (白隠 慧鶴 Hakuin Ekaku, 1686-1769 or 1685-1768 was one of the most influential figures in Japanese Zen Buddhism. was a well-known Rinzai Zen Buddhist master and the abbot of the Ryomon-ji and Nyoho-ji Zenkei Shibayama, (柴山 全慶 1894 — 1974) a former Abbot of Nanzenji, was a Japanese Rinzai master well-known for his commentary Hsu Yun (1840-1959)
• Ven. Hsu Yun ( Traditional Chinese: 虛雲大師 Simplified Chinese: 虚云大师 Pinyin: Xū Yún Dà Shī "empty cloud" (1840-1959 was a renowned Guang Qin (1892-1986)
• Ven. Venerable Master Guang Qin (廣欽老和尚 1892-1986 was a renowned Buddhist monk teacher and cultivator Hsuan Hua (1918-1995)
• Ven. Hsuan Hua ( Traditional Chinese: 宣化上人 Hanyu Pinyin: Xuān Huà Shàng Rén, literal meaning "proclaim and transform") ( Hsing Yun (1927-)
• Ven. Hsing Yun ( TC: 星雲大師 Hanyu Pinyin: Xīngyún Dàshī) ( July 22, 1927 - is a renowned Chinese Buddhist monk, as Fayun (1933-2003)
• Ven. Venerable Master Fayun (also romanized as Fa Yun) (Traditional Chinese 法雲法師 Simplified Chinese 法云法师 Pinyin Fǎ Yún Fǎ Shī (1933-2003 was a Chinese Buddhist Sheng-yen (1931-)

European

• John Garrie Roshi (1923 - 1998)

American

• Anne Hopkins Aitken, (1911-1994)
• Bodhin Kjolhede, Rōshi (1948- )
• Brad Warner, Sensei
• Cheri Huber
• Daito Zenei Eric Thompson, Sensei (1956- )
• Daizui MacPhillamy, Rev. Venerable Master Sheng-yen (聖嚴法師 Pinyin: Shèngyán Fǎshī ( 1931 - is one of the more famous living teachers of Chan ( Japanese: John Garrie, later known as John Garrie Roshi, was a British Actor who later became a respected teacher of Zen Buddhism. Anne Arundel Hopkins Aitken ( February 8, 1911 — June 13, 1994) is considered by many to be one of the modern mothers of Zen Bodhin Kjolhede (born 1948 is a Soto / Rinzai Zen Roshi and head Abbot of the Rochester Zen Center (RZC a position he assumed when Brad Warner (born March 5, 1964) is a Soto Zen priest author Blogger, Documentarian and Punk rock Bass guitarist Cheri Huber (c 1944 is an independent Soto Zen teacher with more than thirty years of experience Master (19??-2003)
• Elihu Genmyo Smith (1948-)
• Genjo Marinello (1954- )
• Dogo Barry Graham (1966-)
• Haju Linda Murray, Sunim (1944 -)
• Jakusho Kwong, Rōshi (1935- )
• Houn Jiyu-Kennett (1924-1996)
• James Ishmael Ford, Rōshi (1948- )
• Jeff Tipp, [ pŏpsa], Jidō Pŏpsanim
• Jiyu Kennett, Rōshi (1924-1996)
• John Crook (1930- )
• John Daido Loori, Rōshi
• John Tarrant, Roshi (1949 - )
• Joko Beck (1917- )
• Kobutsu Shindo Malone, Rōshi
• Kongo Richard Langlois Roshi (1935-1999)
• Paul Haller, Rōshi
• Paul Lynch, [Dochong pŏpsa], Jidō Pŏpsanim (1957- )
• Philip Kapleau, Rōshi (1912-2004)
• Robert Baker Aitken, Rōshi (1917- )
• Ji Bong Haeŭm sŏnsa, [Robert Moore], Zen Master (1941- )
• Sevan Ross, Sensei (1951- )
• Sherry Chayat, (1943- )
• Soeng Hyang (Barbara Rhodes)
• Tenshin Reb Anderson
• Tetsugen Bernard Glassman, Rōshi
• Zentatsu Richard Baker, Rōshi
• Zoketsu Norman Fischer
• Ven. Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji is a Zen temple in the Rinzai Gigen - Hakuin Ekaku Zenji Dharma Line, located on Capitol Dogo Barry Graham (born 1966 is a Scottish-born novelist poet journalist screenwriter blogger and Zen Buddhist monk Jakusho Kwong (b November 14 1935) born William Kwong, is a Chinese-American Zen Buddhist teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Houn Jiyu-Kennett, ( January 1 1924 — November 6 1996) born Peggy Teresa Nancy Kennett, was a British Roshi James Ishmael Ford (Zeno Myoun Roshi is an American Zen Buddhist priest and Unitarian Universalist minister. Houn Jiyu-Kennett, ( January 1 1924 — November 6 1996) born Peggy Teresa Nancy Kennett, was a British Roshi John Hurrell Crook (born 27 November 1930 is a British ethologist sociologist and student of Chán ( Chinese Zen) Buddhism. John Daido Loori Roshi (or just "Daido Roshi " (c 1930 is an artist and first generation American Zen teacher John Tarrant (born 1949) is a Western Zen teacher currently director of the Pacific Zen Institute in Santa Rosa California. Charlotte Joko Beck (born 1917 is a Zen teacher in the United States and the author of the books Everyday Zen Love and Work and Nothing Special Ryushin Paul Haller, a Soto Zen Roshi, is the current co-abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center —a position he shares with Myogen Steve Stücky and has Paul Lynch is the name of Paul Lynch (politician, Australian politician Paul Lynch (director (born 1946 English television director Philip Kapleau (1912 &ndash 2004 was born in New Haven, Connecticut, in the United States and became a teacher of Zen Buddhism in the Robert Baker Aitken Roshi (b July 19, 1917) is a Roshi practicing in the Harada-Yasutani lineage living in retirement in O'ahu Hawaii Sevan Ross Sensei is a Zen Buddhist priest with training backgrounds in both the Soto and Rinzai traditions in the Harada-Yasutani lineage Roko Ni-Osho Sherry Chayat (born 1943 is the first woman in the United States to have received Dharma transmission in the Rinzai school though Maurine Soeng Hyang (Nature Scent Soen Sa Nim (b April 15, 1948) birth name Barbara Tenshin Zenki Reb Anderson (born 1943) born Harold Anderson, is a Senior Dharma teacher for the San Francisco Zen Center currently living at Green Bernie Glassman (born January 18 1939) aka Tetsugen Bernard Glassman, is a Jewish-American Zen Buddhist Roshi and co-founder Zentatsu Richard Baker (born March 30 1936) born Richard Baker, is an American Soto Zen Roshi, the founder and guiding Zoketsu Norman Fischer (c 1946 is a Jewish-American Soto Zen Roshi, Poet and Buddhist author practicing in the lineage of Shunryu Heng Sure (1949-)

Korean

• Samu Sunim (born 1941)
• Seung Sahn, Soen Sa (1927-2004)
• Seongcheol, Soen Sa (1912-1993)

Vietnamese

• Thich Nhat Hanh (1926-)
• Thich Chan Khong (1938-)
• Thich Thien An (1926-1980)

Miscellaneous

• Anagarika Dharmapala (1864-1933),
• Issan Dorsey (1933-1997)

Modern scholars in Buddhist studies

• Eugène Burnouf (1801–1852)
• Robert Caesar Childers (1838-1876)
• Robert Chalmers (1858-1938)
• B. R. Ambedkar (1891-1956)
• Edward Conze (1904-1979)
• A. K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947)
• Viggo Fausböll (1821 - 1908)
• Wilhelm Geiger (1856-1943)
• Victor Sogen Hori^[1]
• Takakusu Junjirō (1866-1945)
• A. Reverend Heng Sure (恆實法師 Pinyin: Hengshi) ( 1949 - is an American Buddhist monk, considered one of the first Buddhist monks born and Samu Sunim (b 1941) born Sam-Woo Kim, is a Korean Seon Sunim of the Jogye Order. Seung Sahn Haeng Won Dae Soen-sa ( Korean: 숭산행원대선사 Hanja: 崇山行願大禪師 Seongcheol ( April 10, 1912 &ndash November 4, 1993) is the Dharma name of a Korean Seon ( Hangul Nhat Hanh ( Vietnamese: Nhất Hạnh; tʰǐk ɲɜ̌t hɐ̂ʔɲ (born October 11 1926 in central Vietnam) is an expatriate Chan Khong ( Chân Không) born in 1938 is an Expatriate Vietnamese Buddhist Nun, peace activist, and has worked Dr Thich Thien An (釋天安 (September 1926 - November 1980 was an influential teacher of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism who was active in the United Anagarika Dharmapala ( 17 September 1864 - 29 April 1933 was a leading figure in initiating two outstanding features of Buddhism in the twentieth century Issan Dorsey (1933— September 6 1990) born Tommy Dorsey Jr, was a Gay Soto Roshi and ex-prostitute/ Drag queen Eugène Burnouf ( April 8, 1801 &ndash May 28, 1852) was a French Orientalist. Robert Caesar Childers ( 1838 - July 25, 1876) was a British Orientalist scholar compiler of the first Pāli - Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar ( Marathi:डॊभीमराव रामजी आंबेडकर ( April 14, 1891 — December 6, 1956 Eberhart (Edward Julius Dietrich Conze (1904 - 1979 was an Anglo - German scholar probably best known for his pioneering translations of Buddhist Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy (ஆனந்த குமாரசுவாமி 22 August, 1877, Colombo - 9 September, 1947, Michael Viggo Fausböll (September 22 1821 - 1908 was a Danish pioneer of Pāli scholarship Wilhelm Ludwig Geiger (1856-1943 was a German Orientalist in the fields of Indian and Iranian languages (1866-1945 who often published as J Takakusu, was a Japanese academic an advocate for expanding higher education opportunities and an internationally known Buddhist scholar P. Buddhadatta Mahathera (1887-1962)
• Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera (1899-1973)
• Hermann Oldenberg (1854-1920)
• Jean Przyluski (1885-1944)
• C.A.F. Rhys Davids (1857-1942)
• T.W. Rhys Davids (1843-1922)
• D.T. Suzuki (1870-1966)
• Dr. Hermann Oldenberg (1854-1920 was a German scholar of Indology, and Professor at Kiel (1898 and Göttingen (1908 Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys Davids (1857–1942 was a Pāli language scholar and translator and from 1923-1942 president of the Pali Text Society which was Thomas William Rhys Davids ( May 12, 1843 - December 27, 1922) was a British scholar of the Pāli language and founder of John Crook (1930 - )
• Jack Kornfield
• Sangharakshita (1925 -)

Modern Buddhist authors

• Nakamura Hajime (1911-1999)
• Nishida Kitaro (1870-1945)
• Nishitani Keiji (1900-1990)
• Ven. John Hurrell Crook (born 27 November 1930 is a British ethologist sociologist and student of Chán ( Chinese Zen) Buddhism. Jack Kornfield (born 1945 was trained as a Buddhist Monk in Thailand, Burma and India and has taught Meditation worldwide Sangharakshita (1925- is the founder of the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order ( FWBO) and the Western Buddhist Order (WBO Nakamura Hajime (中村元 November 28, 1911 - October 10, 1999) was a Japanese academic of Vedic Hindu and Buddhist scriptures Kitaro Nishida (西田 幾多郎 Nishida Kitarō; 1870 Ishikawa Prefecture &ndash 1945 was a prominent Japanese Philosopher, founder of was a Japanese philosopher of the Kyoto School and a disciple of Nishida Kitaro. Tai Xu (1890-1947)
• Ven. Venerable Master Taixu (太虛大師 Pinyin: tàixū dàshī Wade-Giles: T'ai Hsü Ta Shi 1890-1947 was a Buddhist activist and thinker who advocated the reform Yin Shun (1906-2005)
• Han Yong-un (1879-1944)
• Henry Steel Olcott (1832-1907)
• Tanaka Chigaku (1861-1939)
• Chittadhar Hridaya (1906-1982)
• Alan Watts (1915-1973)
• Dennis Lingwood (1925 - )

Modern politicians, activists, and protesters

• Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956)

Celebrity Buddhists

• Orlando Bloom, English actor^[2]
• Leonard Cohen Canadian singer/songwriter/poet ^[3]
• Richard Gere, American actor ^[4]
• Angelina Jolie, American actress, humanist activist, Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency^[5][6][7]
• Tina Turner, American singer-songwriter
• Uma Thurman, American actress ^[8][9]
• Miranda Kerr, Australian supermodel, one of Victoria's Secret Angels ^[10]
• Jet Li, Chinese martial artist, Hollywood actor^[11][12][13]
• Kate Hudson
• Allen Ginsberg, poet ^[14]
• Philip Glass, composer ^[15][16]
• Phil Jackson, Basketball coach of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers
• K.D. Lang, Canadian singer ^[17][18]
• Courtney Love, American singer-songwriter ^[19]
• Alanis Morissette, Canadian singer-songwriter ^[20]
• Victor Pelevin, novelist^[21]
• Keanu Reeves, American actor ^[22]
• Brenda Song, Asian American Actress
• Sting, English singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of The Police
• Thuy Trang (1973-2001), Vietnamese American Actress ^[23]
• Tiger Woods American Golfer ^[24]
• Naomi Watts, British-Australian actress. Yin Shun (印順導師 Yìnshùn Dǎoshī) ( 12 March 1906 – 4 June 2005) was a well known Buddhist monk and scholar in Manhae ( August 29, 1879 – June 29, 1944) was a twentieth century Korean Buddhist reformer and poet. Colonel Henry Steel Olcott (1832–1907 founder and first president of the Theosophical Society, was the first well-known person of European ancestry to make a formal conversion Tanaka Chigaku (田中智學 Tanaka Chigaku (1861 - 1939 was a Japanese Buddhist scholar and preacher of Nichiren Buddhism, orator writer and nationalist Chittadhar Tuladhar (1906-1982 best known by his pseudonym Chittadhar "Hridaya" was a prominent Nepalese writer who wrote primarily in Nepal Alan Wilson Watts ( January 6, 1915 &ndash November 16, 1973) was a British Philosopher, Writer, speaker and Sangharakshita (1925- is the founder of the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order ( FWBO) and the Western Buddhist Order (WBO Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar ( Marathi:डॊभीमराव रामजी आंबेडकर ( April 14, 1891 — December 6, 1956 Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom (born 13 January 1977) is an English Actor. Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter Richard Tiffany Gere (born August 31, 1949) is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Actor. Angelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4 1975 is an American film actor UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors are Celebrity representatives of the Office of the UN High Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR (established December 14, 1950) is a Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American Uma Karuna Thurman ( IPA: /ˈumə ˈθɝmən/ born April 29 1970 is an Academy Award -nominated American actress. Miranda May Kerr (born April 20 1983 is an Australian model, best known as one of the Victoria's Secret For the Sonata Arctica single see Victoria's Secret (song Victoria's Secret is an American retailer of women's wear Lingerie and beauty Li Lianjie (born April 26 1963 better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese martial artist (Kung fu Actor, Wushu champion Kate Garry Hudson (born April 19, 1979) is an American Film actress. Irwin Allen Ginsberg (ˈgɪnzbɝg (June 3 1926 &ndash April 5 1997 was an American Poet. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Philip Glass (born January 31 Philip Douglas Jackson (born September 17 1945 in Deer Lodge, Montana) is a retired American Basketball player and current coach of the The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA team based in Los Angeles, California. kd lang, OC (born Kathryn Dawn Lang, November 2, 1961) is a Grammy Award -winning Canadian Singer and Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9 1964 is an American Rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1 1974 is a Canadian-born Singer-songwriter, Record producer, and Actress. Victor Olegovich Pelevin ( Russian: Виктор Олегович Пелевин b Keanu Charles Reeves (kiːˈɑːnuː born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian Actor. Brenda Song (born March 27 1988 is an American actress model The shows ratings were the highest for a Disney Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award The Police were a three-piece rock band consisting of Sting ( vocals, Bass guitar) Andy Summers ( Guitar, Thuy Trang ( Vietnamese: Thùy Trang, December 14, 1973 - September 3, 2001) was a Vietnamese American Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods Naomi Ellen Watts (born September ^[25]
• Sharon Stone, American actress, producer, and former fashion model. Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning Actress, producer, and former ^[26]
• Ming-Na Wen, Chinese American Actress
• Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc. Ming-Na Wen ( born November 20, 1963) is a Chinese -born American Actress. Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24 1955 is the Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc and former CEO of Pixar Animation
• Steven Seagal, American actor and aikido expert

Fictional Buddhists

• Lisa Simpson, feminist and daughter of Homer and Marge Simpson
• Yoh Asakura, protagonist of the anime/manga Shaman King
• Trini Kwan, original Yellow Ranger of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Steven F Seagal (born April 10 1951 is an American Action movie Actor, producer, writer director, Martial artist is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies philosophy and religious beliefs Lisa Marie Simpson is a Fictional character in the animated Television series The Simpsons and is voiced by Yeardley Smith. is the main character in the Anime and Manga Shaman King. In the original Japanese anime his name is sometimes romanized with a Macron is both an Anime series and a Manga series by Hiroyuki Takei. Trinidad "Trini" Kwan is a Fictional character in the Power Rangers universe played by Vietnamese American actress Thuy Trang.
• Wendy Wu, protagonist of the Disney Channel Original Movie Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior

References

See also

• Buddhism
• Buddhahood
• Gautama Buddha

Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices In Buddhism, buddhahood ( Sanskrit: buddhatva. Pali: buddhatta. Siddhārtha Gautama ( Sanskrit; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual Teacher from Ancient India and the founder

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