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Notable Works “Kathavatthu”
Nagarjuna
Nagarjuna
Buddhist philosopher
Kumarajiva
Buddhist scholar
Ananda
Ananda
Buddhist monk
Shariputra
disciple of the Buddha
Vasubandhu
Indian Buddhist philosopher
Paramārtha
Indian Buddhist missionary and translator
Buddhaghosa
Buddhaghosa
Buddhist scholar
Guru Gobind Singh, 18th century, Punjab
Guru Gobind Singh
Sikh Guru
Xuanzang
Xuanzang
Buddhist monk
Ram Mohan Roy
Ram Mohan Roy
Indian religious leader
Faxian
Chinese Buddhist monk
Daigak Guksa
Buddhist priest
Ashvaghosha
Indian philosopher and poet
Bhadrabahu I
religious leader and monk
Vyasa
legendary Indian sage
Haribhadra
Indian author
Rin-chen-bzang-po
Buddhist monk
’Brom-ston
Tibetan Buddhist monk
Amoghavajra
Buddhist monk
Buddha
Buddha
founder of Buddhism