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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;Indian philosophy, the systems of thought and reflection that were developed by the civilizations of the Indian subcontinent. They include both orthodox (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Āstika and nāstika|astika]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) systems, namely, the [[Nyaya]], [[Vaisheshika]], [[Samkhya]], [[Yoga]], Purva-Mimamsa (or [[Mīmāṃsā|Mimamsa]]), and [[Vedanta]] ([[Advaita Vedanta|Advaita]], [[Dvaita Vedanta|Dwaita]], [[Bhedabheda|Bhedbheda]], [[Vishishtadvaita|Vishistadvaita]]), and unorthodox (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;nastika&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) systems, such as [[Buddhism]], [[Jainism]], [[Ājīvika|Ajivika]], [[Ajñana|Ajnana]], [[Charvaka]] etc. as well as other schools such as [[Raseśvara|Raseswera]], [[Pāṇini|Paninya]], [[Pratyabhijna]], [[Pashupata Shaivism|Pasupata Shaivism]], [[Shaivism]] etc. Indian thought has been concerned with various philosophical problems, significant among which are the nature of the world (cosmology), the nature of reality (metaphysics), logic, the nature of knowledge (epistemology), ethics, and the philosophy of religion etc. Some of the most famous and influential philosophers of all time were from the Indian Subcontinent such as [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]], [[Nagarjuna]], [[Adi Shankara|Adi Sankara]], etc.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Category Archives: Indian Philosophy|url=https://iep.utm.edu/category/traditions/indian/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-04|website=ep.utm.edu}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book|last=Watts|first=Alan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SmmyQgAACAAJ|title=Psychotherapy, East and West|publisher=[[Vintage Books]]|year=1975|isbn=0394716094}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book|last=Walpola Rahula|first=Theravadin|url=https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/what-buddha-taught-NAS684/|title=What the Buddha Taught|publisher=Oneworld Publications|year=1959|isbn=0-8021-3031-3}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This list is till 14th century AD.&lt;br /&gt;
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!&amp;lt;!-- style=&amp;quot;background:#e3e3e3&amp;quot;|--&amp;gt;Name&lt;br /&gt;
!&amp;lt;!-- style=&amp;quot;background:#e3e3e3&amp;quot; class=&amp;quot;sortable&amp;quot; |--&amp;gt;Life&lt;br /&gt;
!&amp;lt;!-- style=&amp;quot;background:#e3e3e3&amp;quot; class=&amp;quot;sortable&amp;quot; |--&amp;gt;School&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background:#e3e3e3&amp;quot; class=&amp;quot;sortable&amp;quot; |Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dirghatamas]]&lt;br /&gt;
|14th century BCE &lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Avatsara]]&lt;br /&gt;
|14th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bṛhaspati|Brishaspati]]&lt;br /&gt;
|14th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Lopamudra]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 12th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| wife of sage [[Agastya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Agastya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|husband of Lopamudra and one of the [[saptarishi]]s &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Atri]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|one of the [[saptarishi]]s &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bharadwaja]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|one of the [[saptarishi]]s &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vasishtha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|one of the [[saptarishi]]s &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shakalya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|His [[Vedic chant|Padapatha]] of the [[Rigveda|Rig Veda]] was one of the early attempts in the direction of analysis&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Valmiki]]&lt;br /&gt;
|11th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Valmiki was the writer of [[Ramayana|Ramyana]] and is revered as the first poet or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Adi Kavi&amp;#039;&amp;#039;  in sanskrit literature.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vyasa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|9th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Vyasa was the writer of [[Mahabharat]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Aitareya Brahmana|Mahidasa Aitareya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|9th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Gargi Vachaknavi]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 8th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Debates with [[Yajnavalkya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Maitreyi]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 8th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Advaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
| wife of [[Yajnavalkya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Aruni]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 8th century BCE&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;benami9&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Ben-Ami Scharfstein (1998), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;A comparative history of world philosophy: from the Upanishads to Kant&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, Albany: State University of New York Press, pp. 9-11&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| one of the first philosophers in recorded history.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ghosha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|10th century BCE -8th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Yajnavalkya]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 8th-7th century BCE&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;staal3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book|author=Frits Staal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HcE23SjLX8sC&amp;amp;pg=PA3|title=Discovering the Vedas: Origins, Mantras, Rituals, Insights|publisher=Penguin Books|year=2008|isbn=978-0-14-309986-4|page=3|author-link=Frits Staal}}, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Quote:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;quot;Yajnavalkya, a Vedic sage, taught...&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Olivelle1998p52&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book|author=Patrick Olivelle|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f9-2jV7sRuEC&amp;amp;pg=PA52|title=Upaniṣads|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1998|isbn=978-0-19-283576-5|pages=3, 52–71|author-link=Patrick Olivelle}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;benami9&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Credited for coining [[Advaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sandilya Vidya|Sandilya]] &lt;br /&gt;
|8th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Known for Sandilya Vidya, a set of teachings of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Vidya (Knowledge)|vidyā]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or philosophy&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pratardana]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bodhayana]] &lt;br /&gt;
|8th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vishishtadvaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pravahana Jaivali]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Known for Panchagni Vidya, a set of teachings of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Vidya (Knowledge)|vidyā]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or philosophy&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Śākaṭāyana]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Nirukta|Nairukta]] (etymologist)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Raikva]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Satyakama Jabala]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shukraneeti|Shukracharya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Political philosophy|Political Philosophy]]&lt;br /&gt;
|He wrote Sukraneeti &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Parshvanatha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|23rd  &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Tirthankara]] and&amp;#039;&amp;#039; one of the earliest exponent of Karma philosophy in recorded history&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pippalada]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|He was the founder of Pippalada School of thought, which taught the Atharvaveda.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shvetashvatara Upanishad|Shvetashvatara]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sushruta|Sushrutha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Credited for [[Sushruta Samhita]], [[Charaka Samhita]] and the [[Ashtanga Hridayam|Astanga Hridaya]] (regarded as one of the Great Trilogy of Ayurvedic Medicine and on various forms of surgery)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Ashtavakra]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 7th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shvetaketu]]&lt;br /&gt;
|7th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|grandson of sage and philosopher [[Aruni]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kapila]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Samkhya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|credited as the founder of the [[Samkhya]] school,Argued for [[Vegetarianism|vegetaraninism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Āḷāra Kālāma]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Samkhya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|.According to the [[Pāli Canon]] scriptures, he was the first teacher of [[Gautama Buddha]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Uddaka Rāmaputta]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|one of the teachers of [[Gautama Buddha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pāṇini|Panini]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century BCE&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Approximate Chronology of Indian Philosophers|url=https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/language-india/chronology.html|access-date=2022-02-22|website=Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of Paniniya School &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Samkhya|Pañcaśikha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Samkhya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Samkhya|Asuri]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Samkhya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Student of [[Kapila]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Yāska|Yaska]] &lt;br /&gt;
|6th-5th century BCE&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Nirukta|Nairukta]] (etymologist)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Charvaka|Brishaspati]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Charvaka]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Nyāya Sūtras|Akṣapāda Gautama]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nyaya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|credited as the founder of the [[Nyaya]] School&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kanada (philosopher)|Kanada]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vaisheshika]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Credited as the founder of the Vaisheshika school,explained the creation and existence of the universe by proposing an atomistic theory, applying logic and realism, and is one of the earliest known systematic realist [[ontology]] in human history.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Purana Kassapa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Amorality|Amoralism]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ajita Kesakambali]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Charvaka]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Ajita propounded &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ucchedavada]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (the Doctrine of Annihilation after death) and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tam-Jivam-tam-sariram-vada&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (the doctrine of identity of the soul and body), which denied the separate existence of an eternal soul.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Payasi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Charvaka]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pakudha Kaccayana]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sassatavāda]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Credited as the founder of the [[Atomism|Atomism philosophy]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Makkhali Gosala|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Makkhali Gośāla&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ajivika]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sanjaya Belatthiputta|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sañjaya Belaṭṭhiputta&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ajñana]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Mahavira]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Taught the principles of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Anekantavada]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (many-sided reality): &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Anekantavada#Syādvāda|syadvada]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Anekantavada#Nayavāda|nayavada]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Gautama Buddha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of [[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Śāriputra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]] &lt;br /&gt;
|He is considered the first of the Buddha&amp;#039;s two [[Śrāvaka#Foremost disciples|chief male disciples]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kaniyan Pungundranar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|5th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Philosopher from the [[Sangam age]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pingala]]&lt;br /&gt;
|5th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dandamis]]&lt;br /&gt;
|4th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kalanos]]&lt;br /&gt;
|4th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Chanakya]] &lt;br /&gt;
|4th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Political philosophy|Poilitical Philosophy]]&lt;br /&gt;
|He is considered the pioneer of the field of [[political science]] and economics in India.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jaimini]]&lt;br /&gt;
|4th century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Mīmāṃsā|Mimansa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of [[Mīmāṃsā|Mimansa]] School&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Moggaliputta-Tissa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]] &lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Avvaiyar|Avvaiyar I]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Sangam era poetess &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bogar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|one of the 18 celebrated siddhars of Tamilnadu&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Korakkar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|one of the 18 celebrated siddhars of Tamilnadu&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Patanjali]]&lt;br /&gt;
|2nd Century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pāṇini|Paniniya]] &lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of [[Yoga]] School &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nagasena]]&lt;br /&gt;
|2nd Century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kātyāyana]]&lt;br /&gt;
|2nd Century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Badarayana]]&lt;br /&gt;
|2nd century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vedanta]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Badarayana is regarded as having written the basic text of the [[Vedanta]] system, the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vedāntasūtra&amp;#039;&amp;#039; a.k.a. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Brahmasūtra&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Manusmriti|Manu]]&lt;br /&gt;
|2nd century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Author of [[Manusmriti|Manumsriti]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Thiruvalluvar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|1st Century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Avvaiyar]] II&lt;br /&gt;
|1st Century BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Famous for collection of single-line quotations&amp;quot; [[Aathichoodi]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Śabara]]&lt;br /&gt;
|1st century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Mimansa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Lakulisha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|1st century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pashupata Shaivism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Aśvaghoṣa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|1st century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism|Buddhsim]]&lt;br /&gt;
|He is believed to have been the first [[Sanskrit]] dramatist, and is considered the greatest Indian poet prior to [[Kālidāsa]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kasayapahuda|Gunadhara]] &lt;br /&gt;
|1st century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Raseśvara|Sarvajña Rāmeśvara]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Raseśvara]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ramesvara Swami|Govinda Bhagavat]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Raseśvara]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vātsyāyana|Vatsyana]]&lt;br /&gt;
|1st century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Famous for &amp;quot;[[Kama Sutra]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nagarjuna]]&lt;br /&gt;
|2nd century AD&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;benami9&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of [[Madhyamaka]] &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kapilar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|2nd century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kundakunda]]&lt;br /&gt;
|2nd century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Umaswati]]&lt;br /&gt;
|2nd century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Samantabhadra (Jain monk)|Samantabhadra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|2nd century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|He was a proponent of the Jaina doctrine of [[Anekantavada]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ilango Adigal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|2nd century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Isvarakrsna]]&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Samkhya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Aryadeva]]&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Aryadeva was a student of Nagarjuna and contributed significantly to the [[Madhyamaka]] &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Asanga]]&lt;br /&gt;
|4th century AD&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;benami9&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]] &lt;br /&gt;
|one of the founder of the [[Yogachara]] .He is known as one of the seventeen [[Nalanda]] masters.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Charvaka|Aviddhakarṇa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Charvaka]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vasubandhu]]&lt;br /&gt;
|4th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]] &lt;br /&gt;
|one of the founder of the [[Yogachara]] .He is known as one of the seventeen [[Nalanda]] masters.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dignāga]]&lt;br /&gt;
|4th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]] &lt;br /&gt;
|One of the [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] founders of [[Indian logic]] (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;hetu vidyā&amp;#039;&amp;#039;).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pakṣilasvāmin Vātsyāyana]]&lt;br /&gt;
|4th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nyaya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Haribhadra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|4th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pujyapada]]&lt;br /&gt;
|5th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhaghosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|5th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Udyotakara|Vatsyayana]]&lt;br /&gt;
|5th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nyaya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Charvaka|Kambalasvatara]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Charvaka]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bodhidharma]]&lt;br /&gt;
|5th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nitisara|Kamandaka]]&lt;br /&gt;
|5th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Chanakya|Kautilyan(Chanakya)School of diplomacy]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bhartṛhari]]&lt;br /&gt;
|5th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pāṇini|Paniniya]] &lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Guṇabhadra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|5th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vaisesika Sutra|Maticandra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|5th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Samkhya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Siddhasena]]&lt;br /&gt;
|5th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dharmakirti]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|He was also one of the primary theorists of [[Buddhist atomism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|- &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Prabhākara]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Mimansa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of Pravakar School&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Prashastapada]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vaisheshika]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bhāviveka]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|In Tibetan Buddhism Bhāviveka is regarded as the founder of the [[Svatantrika|Svātantrika]] tradition of the [[Madhyamaka|Mādhyamaka]] school of [[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bodhiruci]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bhavivikta]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nyaya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dharmapala of Nalanda|Dharmapala]] &lt;br /&gt;
|6th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jain philosophy|Manikyanandi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Śīlabhadra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Udyotakara]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nyaya]]-[[Vaisheshika]] synthesis&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bhatta Narayana]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Charvaka|Purandara]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Charvaka]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sthiramati]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Paramartha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Gaudapada]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Advaita Vedanta|Advaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhapālita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhapālita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kumārila Bhaṭṭa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|7th century AD&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Mīmāṃsā|Mimansa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jinabhadra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|7th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhaguhya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|7th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Chandragomin]]&lt;br /&gt;
|7th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Chandragomin was a teacher at Nalanda Monastic University&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pushpadanta]]&lt;br /&gt;
|7th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bhedabheda|Bhartṛprapañca]]&lt;br /&gt;
|7th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bhedabheda]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Govinda Bhagavatpada]]&lt;br /&gt;
|7th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Advaita Vedanta|Advaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|He was the [[Guru]] of the [[Adi Shankara]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Samkhya|Rājāna]]&lt;br /&gt;
|7th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Samkhya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Wrote the longest commentary on Sankhya-Karika called &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Yukti-dīpikā&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, “Light on the arguments” &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bhutabali]]&lt;br /&gt;
|7th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jayarāśi Bhaṭṭa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ajñana|Ajnana]]&lt;br /&gt;
|He is known for his radical skepticism &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kumudendu]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Adi Shankara]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;benami9&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Advaita Vedanta|Advaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|He is credited by some with unifying and establishing the main currents of thought in [[Hinduism]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Totakacharya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Advaita Vedanta|Advaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|He was a disciple of [[Adi Shankara|Ādi Śaṅkara]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Virasena]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Śāntarakṣita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Virūpa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Acharya Vamana]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Vamana&amp;#039;s investigation into the nature of a [[Kāvya]] is known as theory of Riti&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Hastamalakacharya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Advaita Vedanta|Advaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|He was a disciple of Adi Shankara , Hastamalaka founded a [[matha]] by name Idayil Matham in Thrissur, Kerala&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jñānagarbha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Padmapadacharya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Advaita Vedanta|Advaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|A follower of [[Adi Shankara]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vimalamitra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Charvaka|Udbhatabhatta]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Charvaka]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Maṇḍana Miśra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|Initially [[Mīmāṃsā|Mimansa]],Then [[Advaita Vedanta|Advaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nammalvar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|one of the twelve [[Alvars|alvar]] saints&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ubhaya Bharati|Ubaya Bharti]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Mīmāṃsā|Mimansa]] &lt;br /&gt;
|Wife of [[Maṇḍana Miśra]], Famous for debate with [[Adi Sankara]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nimbarkacharya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|He founded [[Nimbarka Sampradaya]], one of four main [[Sampradaya|traditions]] of Hindu sect [[Vaishnavism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Śāntarakṣita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vidyananda (8th-century Jain monk)|Vidyananda]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Śālikanātha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Mimansa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vajrabodhi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|one of the eight patriarchs in [[Shingon]] Buddhism.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Aparajita (Jain monk)|Aparajita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|He defended the practice of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Digambara monk]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039; of being nude&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Śubhakarasiṃha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|one of the eight patriarchs in [[Shingon]] Buddhism.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Akalanka]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sridhara|Baladevācārya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Father of [[Sridhara]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Haribhadra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Disciple of [[Śāntarakṣita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bhāskara (philosopher)|Bhāskara]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bhedabheda]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dharmottara]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[iarchive:in.ernet.dli.2015.142460|Ravigupta]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jayanta Bhatta]]&lt;br /&gt;
|9th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nyaya]] &lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Anandavardhana]]&lt;br /&gt;
|9th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ānandavardhana is credited with creating the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;dhvani&amp;#039;&amp;#039; theory.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pārthasārathi Miśra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|9th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Mimansa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Adikavi Pampa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|9th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sridhara]]&lt;br /&gt;
|9th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vācaspati Miśra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|9th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Advaita Vedanta|Advaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vasugupta]]&lt;br /&gt;
|9th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pratyabhijna]] &lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bhatta Kallata]]&lt;br /&gt;
|9th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pratyabhijna]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Pupil of [[Vasugupta]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Gunabhadra (Jain monk)|Gunabhadra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|9th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|He co-authored &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Mahapurana (Jainism)|Mahapurana]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; along with [[Jinasena]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[List of teachers of Nyaya|Bhasavarajna]]&lt;br /&gt;
|10th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nyaya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Udayana]]&lt;br /&gt;
|10th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nyaya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Śaṅkaranandana]]&lt;br /&gt;
|10th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[iarchive:in.ernet.dli.2015.142460|Ratnavajra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|10th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Utpaladeva]]&lt;br /&gt;
|10th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pratyabhijna]] &lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Abhinavagupta|Laksmanagupta]]&lt;br /&gt;
|10th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pratyabhijna]]&lt;br /&gt;
|son and disciple of [[Utpaladeva]],and teacher of [[Abhinavagupta]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Abhinavagupta]]&lt;br /&gt;
|10th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kshemaraja]]&lt;br /&gt;
|10th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pratyabhijna]] &lt;br /&gt;
|disciple of [[Abhinavagupta]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Rajanaka Ramakantha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|10th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|disciple of [[Utpaladeva]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nemichandra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|10th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nathamuni]]&lt;br /&gt;
|10th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vishishtadvaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Somananda|Somānanda]]&lt;br /&gt;
|10th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vishishtadvaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Indrabhuti]]&lt;br /&gt;
|10th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Yamunacharya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|10th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vishistadvaita]] &lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/stavacintamani-of-bhatta-narayana-with-commentary-by-ksemaraja-NAB826/ Bhatta Narayana]&lt;br /&gt;
|10th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pratyabhijna]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Amritchandra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|10th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jñanasrimitra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|11th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Mahapurna]]&lt;br /&gt;
|11th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Yadava Prakaasa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|11th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Advaita Vedanta|Advaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|One of the teachers of [[Ramanuja]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Atiśa|Atīśa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|11th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ratnakīrti]]&lt;br /&gt;
|11th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[iarchive:in.ernet.dli.2015.142460|Jinamitra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|11th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shrikantha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|11th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|He speaks himself of pupil of [[Rajanaka Ramakantha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[iarchive:in.ernet.dli.2015.142460|Jnanasribadara]]&lt;br /&gt;
|11th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bhoja]]&lt;br /&gt;
|11th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nimbarkacharya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|11th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dvaitadvaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Prabhācandra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|11th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Basavanna]]&lt;br /&gt;
|(c. 1131–1167 CE)&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Lingayatism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Socio-religious reforms, [[Anubhava Mantapa]], [[Vachana sahitya|Vachana literature]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pillai Lokacharya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vishishtadvaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[List of teachers of Nyaya|Vardhamana Upadhyaya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nyaya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ramanuja]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vishishtadvaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Mamaidev]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Basava]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shaivism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of [[Lingayatism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Siddheshwar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shaivism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Parasara Bhattar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vishishtadvaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Naropa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vedanta Desika]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vishishtadvaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vidyaranya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Advaita Vedanta|Advaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Khana (poet)|Khana]] &lt;br /&gt;
|12th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Akka Mahadevi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shaivism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Hemachandra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jainism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shriharsha|Shri Harsha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Abhayakaragupta]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Buddhism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Abhinavagupta|Jayaratha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Someshvara III]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Madhvacharya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|13th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dvaita Vedanta|Dwaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Considered the chief proponent of &amp;#039;Dwaita&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Advaita Vedanta|Vimuktatman]]&lt;br /&gt;
|13th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Advaita Vedanta|Advaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Yadava Prakaasa|Yādavaprakāśa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|13th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Advaita Vedanta|Advaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dnyaneshwar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|13th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Advaita Vedanta|Advaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Akshobhya Tirtha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|13th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dvaita Vedanta|Dwaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Narahari Tirtha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|13th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dvaita Vedanta|Dwaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Meykandar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|13th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shaivism]].&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Chakradhar Swami]]&lt;br /&gt;
|13th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dvaita Vedanta|Dwaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Trivikrama Panditacharya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|13th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dvaita Vedanta|Dwaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Disciple of [[Madhvacharya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Amalananda]]&lt;br /&gt;
|13th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Advaita Vedanta|Advaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vishnu Tirtha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|13th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dvaita Vedanta|Dwaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Brother of [[Madhvacharya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Advaita Vedanta|Prakasatman]]&lt;br /&gt;
|13th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Advaita Vedanta|Advaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Padmanabha Tirtha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|13th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dvaita Vedanta|Dwaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Disciple of [[Madhvacharya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Narayana Panditacharya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|13th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dvaita Vedanta|Dwaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jayatirtha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|14th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dvaita Vedanta|Dwaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|considered as one of the founder of [[Haridasa]] movement&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Lalleshwari|Lalla]]&lt;br /&gt;
|14th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pratyabhijna]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Madhava Tirtha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|14th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dvaita Vedanta|Dwaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd [[pontiff]] of [[Madhvacharya]] peetha.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sripadaraja]]&lt;br /&gt;
|14th century AD &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dvaita Vedanta|Dwaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|considered as one of the founder of [[Haridasa]] movement&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kavindra Tirtha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|14th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dvaita Vedanta|Dwaita]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Gangesha Upadhyaya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|14th century AD&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nyaya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|He established the [[Navya-Nyāya]] (&amp;quot;New Logic&amp;quot;) school&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pandurang Shastri Athavale]]&lt;br /&gt;
|20th century AD&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|He established Swadhyay Parivar and the philosophy of original VEDIC DHARMA is the base of this movement.&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Hindu philosophy|Hindu Philosophy]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Buddhist philosophy|Buddhist Philosophy]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Jain philosophy]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Indian philosophy|Indian Philosophers]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Karma]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Saṃsāra|Samsara]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Moksha]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Artha]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;{{Indian philosophy}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Lists of Indian people by occupation]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Lists of philosophers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Indian philosophers|*]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Indian philosophers by century]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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