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Figures — South Asian traditions
The figures filed under South Asian traditions.
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Figures in South Asian traditions
Indian subcontinent and its diaspora, roughly 1500 BCE to the present.
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Ordered by how many Wikipedias have an article on each — a measure of how widely a subject is written about, not of its importance to any tradition.
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Mahatma Gandhi Indian independence activist (1869–1948) -
Swami Vivekananda Indian Hindu monk and philosopher (1863–1902) -
Rama Greatest and seventh incarnation of God, hero of the Ramayana, protector of Dharma -
Ramakrishna Indian mystic and religious preacher (1836–1886) -
Guru Nanak First Sikh Guru and founder of Sikhism -
Aurobindo Ghosh Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950) -
Ādi Shankara An Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta and revitalized Sanskrit scholasticism. -
Osho Indian guru and leader of the Rajneesh movement (1931–1990) -
Mahavira Indian religious leader -
Chandragupta Maurya Founder of the Maurya Empire (350–295 BCE)
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Kabir 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint -
Paramahansa Yogananda Yogi, Kriya Yoga guru and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship (1893-1952) -
Arjuna Central character of Indian epic Mahabharata
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A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Indian spiritual teacher and founder of the ISKCON -
Guru Gobind Singh Tenth Sikh guru (1661–1708) -
Sathya Sai Baba Indian spiritual guru (1926–2011) -
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu 15th century Indian Vaishnavite saint -
Rāvaṇa King of Lankā in the Hindu epic Ramayana -
Timothy Leary American psychologist (1920–1996) -
Meera 16th-century Hindu mystic poet, saint and devotee of the god Krishna -
Chinmoy Kumar Ghose Indian writer and spiritual teacher (1931–2007) -
Sadhguru Indian yogi and author (born 1957) -
Varaha Boar avatar of Vishnu -
Draupadī Main female character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata -
Madhvacharya 13th-century Hindu Dvaita philosopher -
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Indian spiritual master
- Manu First human being in Hindu tradition
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Dayananda Saraswati Indian social reformer (1824-1883) -
Suśruta Ancient Indian physician, father of surgery -
Parashurama Sixth avatar of Hindu god Vishnu -
Kapila Vedic sage in Hindu tradition -
Bhīma Great Kshatriya(Rajput) warrior of Mahabharata -
Kashyapa Legendary Vedic sage, linked to Kashmir
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Sai Baba of Shirdi Indian saint -
Lakshmana An incarnation of Sheshnaga, The younger and most beloved brother of Lord Rama
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Sister Nivedita Scots-Irish social worker, author, teacher and disciple of Swami Vivekananda -
Bhīṣma Statesman of Hastinapur in the Mahabharata -
Guru Arjan Guru of Sikhism (1563-1606) -
Karṇa Character of epic Mahabharata; son of Surya and Kunti -
Kuntī Character from Indian epic Mahabharata -
Mahavatar Babaji Hindu Yogi -
Deity Brihaspati Vedic sage, alternatively the Indic name of planet Jupiter, also a Hindu deity -
Guru Tegh Bahadur The ninth Guru of Sikhism (1621–1675) -
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Indian guru and spiritual leader (born 1956) -
Mata Amritanandamayi Indian spiritual leader and guru -
Shyama Charan Lahiri Indian yogi and guru (1828–1895) -
Yogi Adityanath 21st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh -
Pāṇḍu Father of the Pandavas in the epic Mahabharata -
Duryodhana Eldest son of Dhritarashtra & Gandhari in the Hindu epic the Mahābhārata -
Abhimanyu Tragic hero of the Indian epic Mahabharata -
Gāndhārī Character in the Hindu epic -
Guru Ram Das Guru of Sikhism -
Prithvi Narayan Shah King of Nepal -
Deity Budha Planet Mercury, also a Hindu deity
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Guru Angad Dev The second Guru of Sikhism -
Śakuntalā Wife of Duṣyanta and mother of Emperor Bharata in Hinduism -
Mādrī Character from Indian epic Mahabharata -
Deity Swaminarayan Founder and deity of the Swaminarayan sect -
Vasiṣṭha Ancient Indian sage -
Deity Dattatreya Hindu deity and combined avatar of the Trimurti (Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva) - Droṇa Guru of Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas
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Ghaṭotkaca Son of Bhima in the Indian epic Mahabharata -
Mirra Alfassa Spiritual Leader, occultist and collaborator of Sri Aurobindo (1878–1973) -
Sahadeva Character of Indian epic Mahabharata -
Viśvāmitra Ancient Indian sage -
Guru Amar Das Guru of Sikhism -
Vasudeva Father of Hindu deity Krishna -
Dasharatha Father of Rama -
Alice Coltrane American jazz musician -
Guru Har Krishan The eighth Sikh Guru -
Guru Har Rai The seventh guru of Sikhism -
Guru Hargobind Sixth Guru of Sikhism -
Jarāsandha Mythical ruler -
Rambhadracharya Hindu religious leader -
Rukmiṇī Principal wife and queen of Krishna -
Sankardev Founder of Baishnav dharma, literary poet -
Vallabha Hindu philosopher and founder of Pushtimarg, a Vaishnav Hindu sect
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Mandodarī Wife of Rāvaṇa -
Nisargadatta Maharaj Indian guru (1897-1981) -
Ram Dass American spiritual teacher, author and psychologist -
Bharata Rama's brother -
Damayantī Hindu mythological character -
Ṛṣabhanātha Founder of Jainism and first Tirthankara
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Kumbhakarṇa Younger brother of Ravana in the Ramayana -
Menakā Apsara from Hindu mythology -
Vidura Polymath and Man of Dharma -
Ambā Character of Mahabharata -
Duḥśāsana Character from Hindu epic Mahabharata -
Surpanakha Evil character of Ramayana (Ravana's younger sister) -
The Buddha in Hinduism Avatar of the god Vishnu -
Yayāti Legendary ancestor of the Kuru and Yadu dynasty -
Aruṇa Person in Hindu mythology -
Indrajit Son of Rāvaṇa and Mandodarī in Indian epic Ramayana -
Janaka Father of Sita -
Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer and educationist (1887-1971) -
Vibhīṣaṇa Brother of Rāvaṇa in Ramayana -
Andal Tamil poet-saint -
Hemachandra 12th-century Jain scholar, grammarian, poet, writer, and mathematician -
Aniruddha Grandson of Lord Krishna -
Jāmbavān Sloth bear in Indian epic ramayana -
Samprati Mauryan emperor -
Vālī Figure in the Ramayana. Elder brother of Sugrīva; father of Angada -
Chinmayananda Saraswati Indian Hindu spiritual teacher (1916-1993) -
Duṣyanta Character in the Mahabharata by Ananya nair s.q -
Kali Satan demon in Hindu mythology -
Matsyendranath The guru of Gorakshanath, one of the eighty-four Mahasiddhas. -
Sanjaya Character from Hindu epic Mahabharata -
Shatrughna Rama's brother - Chitrangada 3rd wife of Pandava prince Arjuna's in epic Mahabharata
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Duhsala Character in the Indian epic Mahabharata - Kīcaka Character in Mahabharata
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Nimbarkacharya Indian guru
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Pulakeshi II Indian king from Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi -
Uttarā Character from Indian epic Mahabharata -
Angada Son of Vālī and Tārā -
Nahuṣa Indian king -
Nala Character in Hindu mythology -
Tārā Queen of Kiṣkindhā and wife of the monkey (vānara) King Vālī - Vinatā Hindu mythical character
- Yuyutsu Son of Dhritrashtra and a concubine in epic Mahabharata
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South Asian traditions
Hinduism and its schools, Jainism, Sikhism, and the Vedic material behind them.