Bodhidharma
Bodhidharma (440 – 534 CE) Bodhidharma played a seminal role in the transmission of Zen Buddhism from India to China (where it is...
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Siddhartha Guatama (Shakyamuni) (563 – 483 BCE) Buddhism is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (563 – 483 BCE)...
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Confucius (551 – 479 BCE) Confucian teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced East Asian life and thought. Confucius taught...
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Laozi (Lao Tzu) (600 BCE) If Laozi (Lao Tzu)–the old sage usually associated with Daoism–existed, he lived during the Golden...
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