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Buddhist writers
- DignāgaLittle is known about Dignāga's life. According to Taranatha, Dignāga was born to a Brahmin family near the city of Kanchi in around 470 or 480 CE and was…
- Thích Nhất HạnhNguyễn Xuân Bảo was born on the 11th of October 1926 in Huế, the ancient capital of central Vietnam. He belonged to the 15th generation of the Nguyễn Đình…
- Anagarika DharmapalaDon David Hewavitarne entered the world on the 17th of September 1864 in Colombo, Ceylon. His parents were Don Carolis Hewavitharana and Mallika…
- DharmakirtiA Chinese monk named Yijing walked the halls of Nalanda between 675 and 685 CE. He spoke of a teacher called Dharmakirti as someone recent to his time.
- D. T. SuzukiTeitarō Suzuki was born in Honda-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, the fourth son of physician Ryojun Suzuki. The samurai class into which he was born…
- Alan WattsAlan Wilson Watts was born on the 6th of January 1915 in Chislehurst, Kent. He lived at Rowan Tree Cottage on Holbrook Lane with his middle-class parents.
- Dan LusthausDan Lusthaus entered Temple University's Department of Religion as a student. He completed his degree there before moving into specialized study.