This page groups historical figures by the formal religious office or title they held, such as a bishop, an imam or a high priest, connecting a person to an institutional role rather than only their personal biography. Wikipedia notes that a church's polity "may describe its ministerial offices or an authority structure between churches," the same kind of structure that defines what an office actually was. Browsing this way lets a visitor see everyone who has held one particular office across history.
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This source names Asia directly: "forest monks of Theravada Southeast Asia to the Seon and Pure Land masters of Korea and China and the hierarchs and treasure revealers of Tibet."
Source Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
This source names China directly: "and Pure Land masters of Korea and China and the hierarchs and treasure revealers of Tibet."
Source Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
This source names Pure Land directly: "Southeast Asia to the Seon and Pure Land masters of Korea and China and the hierarchs and treasure revealers of Tibet."
Source Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
This source names Theravada directly: "and history, from the forest monks of Theravada Southeast Asia to the Seon and Pure Land masters of Korea and China and the hierarchs and treasure revealers of Tibet."
Source Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
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1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
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