Notable Buddhist Figures

Disciples, scholars, monarchs, and masters who shaped the development and transmission of Buddhism.

All Figures The Buddha Direct Disciples Philosophers & Scholars Monarchs & Patrons Masters & Monks
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Ashoka the Great

Asoka

Mauryan emperor who converted to Buddhism after the Kalinga War and spread the Dharma across Asia through missionaries, edicts, and monastic support....

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King Milinda (Menander I)

Milinda

Indo-Greek king famous for his philosophical dialogues with the monk Nagasena preserved in the Milindapanha, believed to have converted to Buddhism....