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Died 298 BCE • India
Founder Digambara
Haribhadra
Indian author
Guru Gobind Singh, 18th century, Punjab
Guru Gobind Singh
Sikh Guru
Nagarjuna
Nagarjuna
Buddhist philosopher
Ram Mohan Roy
Ram Mohan Roy
Indian religious leader
Mahavira
Jaina teacher
Hemachandra
Jaina author
Ashvaghosha
Indian philosopher and poet
Kumarajiva
Buddhist scholar
Vyasa
legendary Indian sage
Pampa
Indian poet
Ananda
Ananda
Buddhist monk
Shariputra
disciple of the Buddha
Moggaliputtatissa
Buddhist monk
Vasubandhu
Indian Buddhist philosopher
Paramārtha
Indian Buddhist missionary and translator
Trishala
mother of Mahavira
Buddhaghosa
Buddhaghosa
Buddhist scholar
Caravaggio: The Conversion of St. Paul (second version)
St. Paul the Apostle
Christian Apostle
St. Peter the Apostle
St. Peter the Apostle
Christian Apostle
Medina, Saudi Arabia: Prophet's Mosque
Muhammad
prophet of Islam