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Dogen
Dogen was a Japanese Buddhist monk and writer who lived from 1200 to 1253 and established the Soto Zen tradition in Japan after studying Chan Buddhism in China. He founded Eiheiji, a monastery that remains one of Soto Zen's principal temples. His major collection, Shobogenzo, examines practice, awakening, language, time, and the nature of reality. Dogen particularly emphasized zazen, or seated med...
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Al-Farabi
Al-Farabi was a significant medieval philosopher born in present-day Uzbekistan. He synthesized Greek philosophical traditions, particularly those of Plato and Aristotle, with Islamic theology and political ideas. His extensive writings on logic, metaphysics, and statecraft remain influential within Islamic intellectual history and continue to be studied by scholars interested in the development o...
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