
martin luther
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This Christian nailed his list of propositions to the door of Wittenberg Castle church, thus sparking the Protestant Reformation.

Swami Vivekananda
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This Hindu pioneered the idea that the practice of each Hindu sect would eventually lead a person to the same goal. He was also instrumental in raising Hinduism to the status of a major world religion and reviving Hinduism in India.

Bodhidharma
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This legendary Indian monk is credited with bringing Zen Buddhism to China. He is also said to have begun training the monks of Shaolin Monastery in what would later become Shaolin kungfu.

Constantine the Great
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This Christian emperor called for the creation of a single, unifying Christian creed. This creed would become the Nicene Creed and contains the most basic tenets of Christianity.

Honen
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