callings of the archive

Buddhist monk Biographies

Every archived life recorded as Buddhist monk, ordered by their place in the ledger.

Ancient era

Gautama Buddha

563 BCE – 483 BCE

Founder of Buddhism whose teachings on suffering and liberation endure worldwide

Modern era

Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso)

b. July 6, 1935

14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibetans

Modern era

Thich Nhat Hanh

October 11, 1926 – January 22, 2022

Vietnamese Buddhist monk and activist (1926–2022)

Ancient era

Ashoka

304 BCE – 232 BCE

Mauryan emperor who renounced conquest and spread Buddhist values

Modern era

Anagarika Dharmapala

September 17, 1864 – April 29, 1933

Sri Lankan Buddhist revivalist and writer (1864-1933)

Ancient era

Bodhidharma

483 CE – 540 CE

Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk

Medieval era

Xuanzang

602 CE – 664 CE

7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar (602–664)

Modern era

Thich Quang Duc

1897 – June 11, 1963

Vietnamese monk who self-immolated in 1963