Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi

female, 64 years old
The World's 100 Most Powerful Women, Buddhist, Nobel Peace Prize, National League for Democracy, democracy activist, politician
Aung San Suu Kyi ; born 19 June 1945 in Yangon (Rangoon), is a nonviolent pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League for Democracy in...
Nhat Hanh

Nhat Hanh

male, 83 years old
Nhất Hạnh, Religious leader, thich nhat hanh, Activism, Vietnamese, saigon…Zen Buddhist monk, Buddhist
Nhat Hanh (Vietnamese: "Nhất Hạnh"; IPA: is an expatriate Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk. A teacher, author, and peace activist, Nhat Hanh was born...
Gautama Buddha

Gautama Buddha

male
Indian, Founder of religions, Buddhist, Siddhartha, philosopher, atheist
Siddhārtha Gautama was a spiritual teacher from ancient India and the historical founder of Buddhism. He is universally recognized by Buddhists as t...

Padmasambhava

male
Pema Jungne, Pre Islamic Heritage of Pakistan, Hindu and Buddhist Heritage of Afghanistan, lama, Lian Hua Sheng Shang Shi, padma 'byung gnas…Buddhist
Padmasambhava (Ch: 蓮華生上師, Pinyin: "Lian Hua Sheng Shang Shi"; Tib: "Pema Jungne", Wylie: "padma 'byung gnas"), in Sanskrit meaning "lotus-bor...
I Ching

I Ching

male, deceased (713)
Tang Dynasty Buddhist, nalanda, tang dynasty, Translator, Buddhist, chinese
I Ching (monk) or Yi Jing (義淨, 三藏法師義淨 635-713) was a Tang Dynasty Buddhist monk, originally named Zhang Wen Ming (張文明). The written records of his...
Naropa

Naropa

male, deceased (1100)
Mystic, Indian, nalanda, enlightenment, Mahasiddhas, Tibetan language…Tibetan Buddhist, Buddhist
Naropa (Tibetan; Sanskrit: "Nadaprada", 1016-1100) was an Indian Buddhist mystic and monk, the pupil of Tilopa and brother, or some sources say...
Milarepa

Milarepa

male, deceased (1135)
lama, Yogi, Buddhist, Jetsun Milarepa, Wylie transliteration, Rje btsun Mi la ras pa
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 a major...

Bodhidharma

male
Northern Wei Buddhist, bhikkhu, Non-Chinese known by Chinese names, Northern Wei Dynasty, Zen Patriarchs, Northern and southern China…Buddhist
Bodhidharma was the Buddhist monk traditionally credited as founder of Zen. Very little contemporary biographical information on Bodhidharma is...
Richard Gere

Richard Gere

male, 60 years old
actor, Buddhist, pretty woman, people magazine sexiest man alive, American, an officer and a gentleman
Richard Tiffany Gere (born August 31, 1949) is an American actor. He first became famous during the 1980s, after appearing in several successful...
Nichiren

Nichiren

male, deceased (1282)
13th century, Religious leader, Buddhist, Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist monk, Zeshō-bō Renchō…Japanese Buddhist, Nichiren buddhist
Nichiren (日蓮) (February 16, 1222 - October 13, 1282), born Zennichimaro (善日麿), later Zeshō-bō Renchō (是聖房蓮長), and finally Nichiren (日蓮), was a Bu...