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
Monk 0638-01-01 – 0713-01-01

Huineng (The Sixth Patriarch)

The Sixth Patriarch of Chan (Zen) Buddhism whose teachings on sudden enlightenment shaped all modern Zen lineages, recorded in the Platform Sutra....