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CONFUCIUS (551 BC – 479 BC)
Confucius, ancient Chinese philosopher, was one of the most influential thinkers in Chinese history. His sagacity, wisdom and pragmatism gave birth to a school of thought, which came to be known as “... |  |
 | GURU NANAK (1469 – 1539)
Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion in India and the earliest of the Sikh Gurus, was at the forefront of a wave of religious reform that swept across India between the twelfth and sixteenth ... |
JESUS CHRIST (4BC –33 AD)
Jesus Christ, looked upon as the ‘Son of God’ by Christians, was the Messiah or ‘Saviour of humanity’ who travelled across Galilee and Judea from about 30 AD to 33 AD spreading the gospel of Love and... |  |
 | VARDHAMANA MAHAVIRA (540 BC- 468 BC)
Mahavira, also known as Vardhamana and Jina (Conqueror) was a contemporary of the Buddha and founded a religion called Jainism (from Jina). Although the legends of Vardhamana Mahavira are somewhat s... |
MOSES (APPROX. 1200 BC)
Moses, the first and the greatest of the prophets of Judaism, is regarded as its founder and lawgiver, through whom the Torah or instruction of God was handed down for Israelites. The Bible describe... |  |
 | PROPHET MUHAMMAD ( 570 –632 AD)
Muhammad, meaning the highly praised, was the Holy Prophet through whom the religion of Islam was revealed. The revelation of God is called Quran and the followers of this faith are called Muslims. P... |
RAMAKRISHNA PARAMHANSA (1836-1886)
Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Divine Incarnate according to his followers, was a Hindu priest from a poor Brahmin family who won the hearts of millions with his simple message of religious harmony and tole... |  |
 | SAINT KABIR (1448-1518)
Kabir, an Indian saint and poet of great influence during the fifteenth century, was a spiritual teacher of the Bhakti movement, who sought to build a bridge between Hinduism and Islam, by emphasizin... |
THE BUDDHA
Gautama Buddha was the founder of Buddhism, a religion that propagates love, compassion and renunciation, to arrive at the eternal “Truth” – the truth that sets man free ( Nirvana). The Buddha arri... |  |
 | ZARATHUSHTRA SPITAMA (approx. 1500 BC)
Zarathushtra Spitama, Prophet of Iran in the second millenium BC, was the founder of Zoraostrianism, an ancient religion that was derived from the message of Ahura Mazda, the Supreme Lord of the Univ... |
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