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Chinese Religions: People

Philosophers Religious Leaders

Confucianism

  • Confucius
  • Mencius
  • Zhu Xi
  • Wang Yangming
  • Cheng Hao

Taoism

  • Laozi
  • Mengzi
  • Xunzi
  • Wang Bi
  • Guo Xiang

Buddhism

  • Kumārajīva
  • Huiwen
  • Huisi
  • Zhiyi
  • Huineng
  • Shan Dao
  • Zhu Hong

Yin and Yang

  • Zou Yan

Legalism

  • Han Feizi

Mohism

  • Mozi

Zhizhe

Huangdi

Dao Cho

Xuan Zhuang

Master Jian Zhen

Abbot Taixu

Abbot Yuanying

Yang Wenhui

Zhao Puchu

Feng Youlan

Xiong Shili


Variant Spellings of Personal Names

The romanization system used most frequently today is the Pinyin, but there have been many different systems that "romanized" Chinese speech and text, including the Wade-Giles and Yale sytems. Because of this, you will find important individuals spelled in many different ways.
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Confucius, Kong Fuzi, K'ung Fu-tzu, Master K'ung, K'ung-tzu, Kongzi, Kong Zi

Mencius, Mengzi, Meng-Tzu

Laozi, Lao Tzu, Master Lao, Lao Tzu, Lao Tze, Lao Tse, Laozu

Zhuangzi, Chuang Tzu, Zhuāng Zǐ, Zhuang Tze, Zhuang Zhou, Chuang Tsu, Chuang Tzu, Chouang-Dsi, Chuang Tse, Chuangtze

Mozi, Mo Tzu, Micius, Mo Di

Famous Chinese

  Confucius   Laozi

Mencius   Mozi

Biography

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