SettingsIndian philosophers
Abhinavagupta
Abhinavagupta (अभिनवगुप्त) (approx. 950 - 1020 AD) was one of India's greatest philosophers, mystics and aestheticians.
Abhinavagupta (अभिनवगुप्त) (approx. 950 - 1020 AD) was one of India's greatest philosophers, mystics and aestheticians.
Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi
Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi also spelt Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadvi (Urdu: ابوالحسن علی حسنی ندوی) (affectionately 'Ali Miyan') (Raebareli, India, 5 December 1913 - 31 December 1999)...
Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi also spelt Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadvi (Urdu: ابوالحسن علی حسنی ندوی) (affectionately 'Ali Miyan') (Raebareli, India, 5 December 1913 - 31 December 1999)...
Acharya Bhikshu
Acharya Bhikshu (1726–1803) was one of the great revolutionary saints and reformer of Jainism.
Acharya Bhikshu (1726–1803) was one of the great revolutionary saints and reformer of Jainism.
Acharya Hemachandra
Hemachandra Acharya Sūrī was an Indian Jain scholar, poet, and polymath who wrote on grammar, philosophy, prosody, and contemporary history.
Hemachandra Acharya Sūrī was an Indian Jain scholar, poet, and polymath who wrote on grammar, philosophy, prosody, and contemporary history.
Acharya Shri Mahasharman
Aacharya Shri Mahashram (born 13 May 1962) is the eleventh Acharya, supreme head of Jain Swetembar Terapanth group.
Aacharya Shri Mahashram (born 13 May 1962) is the eleventh Acharya, supreme head of Jain Swetembar Terapanth group.
Acyutananda
Achyutananda Das was a 16th century poet seer and Vaisnava saint from Odisha, India.
Achyutananda Das was a 16th century poet seer and Vaisnava saint from Odisha, India.
Akeel Bilgrami
Akeel Bilgrami is an Indian-born philosopher of language and of mind, and the author of Belief and Meaning, Self-Knowledge and Resentment, and Politics and the Moral Psychology of Iden...
Akeel Bilgrami is an Indian-born philosopher of language and of mind, and the author of Belief and Meaning, Self-Knowledge and Resentment, and Politics and the Moral Psychology of Iden...
Akka Mahadevi
Akka Mahadevi (ಅಕ್ಕ ಮಹಾದೇವಿ) was a prominent figure of the Veerashaiva Bhakti movement of the 12th century Karnataka.
Akka Mahadevi (ಅಕ್ಕ ಮಹಾದೇವಿ) was a prominent figure of the Veerashaiva Bhakti movement of the 12th century Karnataka.
Allama Mashriqi
Allama Mashriqi, also known as Inayatullah Khan was a South Asian mathematician, logician, political theorist, Islamic scholar and the founder of the Khaksar movement.
Allama Mashriqi, also known as Inayatullah Khan was a South Asian mathematician, logician, political theorist, Islamic scholar and the founder of the Khaksar movement.
Anandavardhana
Anandavardhana (820–890) was the author of Dhvanyaloka, a work articulating the philosophy of "aesthetic suggestion".
Anandavardhana (820–890) was the author of Dhvanyaloka, a work articulating the philosophy of "aesthetic suggestion".
Arindam Chakrabarti
Arindam Chakrabarti is a professor of philosophy at the University of Hawaii, where (as of 2010) he directed the Center for South Asian Studies.
Arindam Chakrabarti is a professor of philosophy at the University of Hawaii, where (as of 2010) he directed the Center for South Asian Studies.
Arun Manilal Gandhi
Arun Manilal Gandhi is the fifth grandson of Mohandas Gandhi through his second son Manilal.
Arun Manilal Gandhi is the fifth grandson of Mohandas Gandhi through his second son Manilal.
Asanga
Asaṅga (Sanskrit: असङ्ग; Tibetan: ཐོགས་མེད།; Wylie: Thogs med; ; Romaji: Mujaku) was a major exponent of the Yogācāra tradition in India, also called Vijñānavāda.
Asaṅga (Sanskrit: असङ्ग; Tibetan: ཐོགས་མེད།; Wylie: Thogs med; ; Romaji: Mujaku) was a major exponent of the Yogācāra tradition in India, also called Vijñānavāda.
Atmaprajnananda Saraswati
Atmaprajnananda Saraswati, (born 1954) is an Advaita Vedantin, Paninian Grammarian, and a Research Scholar at Advaita Vedanta (Utkal University), Vedic Studies (non-institutional), Temple-Archi...
Atmaprajnananda Saraswati, (born 1954) is an Advaita Vedantin, Paninian Grammarian, and a Research Scholar at Advaita Vedanta (Utkal University), Vedic Studies (non-institutional), Temple-Archi...
Bagha Jatin
Bagha Jatin (ବାଘା ଯତୀନ Bāghā Jatin, বাঘা যতীন Bāghā Jōtin, lit: Tiger Jatin), born Jatindranath Mukherjee (ଯତୀନ୍ଦ୍ରନାଥ ମୁଖପାଧ୍ୟାୟ, যতীন্দ্রনাথ মুখোপাধ্যায় Jotindrônāth Mukhōpadd...
Bagha Jatin (ବାଘା ଯତୀନ Bāghā Jatin, বাঘা যতীন Bāghā Jōtin, lit: Tiger Jatin), born Jatindranath Mukherjee (ଯତୀନ୍ଦ୍ରନାଥ ମୁଖପାଧ୍ୟାୟ, যতীন্দ্রনাথ মুখোপাধ্যায় Jotindrônāth Mukhōpadd...
Balmiki Prasad Singh
Balmiki Prasad Singh is the present governor of Sikkim, India.
Balmiki Prasad Singh is the present governor of Sikkim, India.
Bavji Chatur Singhji
Lok-Priya Sant-Kavi Maharaj Chatur Singhji लोक-प्रिय सन्त-कवि महाराज चतुर सिंहजी reverently known as Bavji Chatur Singhji, was born on Monday the 9th February 1880 (V. S. Magh Krishn 14, 1936) ...
Lok-Priya Sant-Kavi Maharaj Chatur Singhji लोक-प्रिय सन्त-कवि महाराज चतुर सिंहजी reverently known as Bavji Chatur Singhji, was born on Monday the 9th February 1880 (V. S. Magh Krishn 14, 1936) ...
Bhagwan Das
Bhagwan Das (January 12, 1869 - September 18, 1958) was an Indian theosophist and public figure.
Bhagwan Das (January 12, 1869 - September 18, 1958) was an Indian theosophist and public figure.
Bharath Sriraman
Bharath Sriraman is an Indian born academic editor, mathematician,and educator best known for his contributions to theory development in mathematics education, and gifted education.
Bharath Sriraman is an Indian born academic editor, mathematician,and educator best known for his contributions to theory development in mathematics education, and gifted education.
Bhau Kalchuri
Bhau Kalchuri, born Vir Singh Kalchuri, is an Indian author, poet, trust administrator, and one of Meher Baba's mandali.
Bhau Kalchuri, born Vir Singh Kalchuri, is an Indian author, poet, trust administrator, and one of Meher Baba's mandali.
Bhāskara (philosopher)
Bhāskara was an Indian philosopher in the Bhedabheda tradition of Vedanta philosophy.
Bhāskara was an Indian philosopher in the Bhedabheda tradition of Vedanta philosophy.
Bodhananda Swamikal
Sree Bodhananda Swamikal (1883-1928) was saint, disciple and Guru-nominated successor of Sree Narayana Guru, even though he died three days after Narayana Guru’s death, in 1928.
Sree Bodhananda Swamikal (1883-1928) was saint, disciple and Guru-nominated successor of Sree Narayana Guru, even though he died three days after Narayana Guru’s death, in 1928.
Bodhiruci
Bodhiruci was a Buddhist monk and esoteric master from North India (6th century CE).
Bodhiruci was a Buddhist monk and esoteric master from North India (6th century CE).
C. T. K. Chari
C. T. K. Chari (5 June 1909 – 5 Jan 1993) was Head of the Department of Philosophy at Madras Christian College from 1958 to 1969 and the most prominent among contemporary Indian philosophe...
C. T. K. Chari (5 June 1909 – 5 Jan 1993) was Head of the Department of Philosophy at Madras Christian College from 1958 to 1969 and the most prominent among contemporary Indian philosophe...
Chaganti Koteswara Rao
Brahmasri Chaganti Koteswara Rao is an eminent speaker on matters related to Sanathana Darma.
Brahmasri Chaganti Koteswara Rao is an eminent speaker on matters related to Sanathana Darma.
Cārvāka
Cārvāka (चार्वाक), also known as Cārvāka, is a system of Indian philosophy that assumes various forms of philosophical skepticism and religious indifference.
Cārvāka (चार्वाक), also known as Cārvāka, is a system of Indian philosophy that assumes various forms of philosophical skepticism and religious indifference.
D. V. Gundappa
Devanahalli Venkataramanaiah Gundappa (Padmabhushan Dr. D V Gundappa) (ದೇವನಹಳ್ಳಿ ವೆಂಕಟರಮಣಯ್ಯ ಗುಂಡಪ್ಪ, ಡಿ.ವಿ.ಗುಂಡಪ್ಪ), popularly known as DVG, was a prominent Kannada writer and a philosopher.
Devanahalli Venkataramanaiah Gundappa (Padmabhushan Dr. D V Gundappa) (ದೇವನಹಳ್ಳಿ ವೆಂಕಟರಮಣಯ್ಯ ಗುಂಡಪ್ಪ, ಡಿ.ವಿ.ಗುಂಡಪ್ಪ), popularly known as DVG, was a prominent Kannada writer and a philosopher.
Dada Dharmadhikari
Shankar Trimbak Dharmadhikari (June 18, 1899 – December 1, 1985), better known throughout the world as Acharya Dada Dharmadhikari was an Indian freedom fighter, and a leader of social...
Shankar Trimbak Dharmadhikari (June 18, 1899 – December 1, 1985), better known throughout the world as Acharya Dada Dharmadhikari was an Indian freedom fighter, and a leader of social...
Dada J. P. Vaswani
J. P. Vaswani (جي پي واسوا ڻي) 'Dada' is head of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission.
J. P. Vaswani (جي پي واسوا ڻي) 'Dada' is head of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission.
Dadu Dayal
Dadu Dayal was a sant from Gujarat, India.
Dadu Dayal was a sant from Gujarat, India.
Debendranath Tagore
Debendranath Tagore (দেবেন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর, Debendronath Ţhakur) (15 May 1817 – 19 January 1905) was one of the founders in 1848 of the Brahmo Religion which today is synonymous with Brahmoism ...
Debendranath Tagore (দেবেন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর, Debendronath Ţhakur) (15 May 1817 – 19 January 1905) was one of the founders in 1848 of the Brahmo Religion which today is synonymous with Brahmoism ...
Deepak Kumar (historian)
Deepak Kumar (born 1952) is an IndianHistorian.
Deepak Kumar (born 1952) is an IndianHistorian.
Devendra Prasad Gupta
Devendra Prasad Gupta (Devendra Прасад Гупта), widely known as D. P. Gupta, is an Indian scholar and academician.
Devendra Prasad Gupta (Devendra Прасад Гупта), widely known as D. P. Gupta, is an Indian scholar and academician.
Dharmapala of Nalanda
Dharmapāla A Brahmin Buddhist scholar, he was one of the main teachers of the Yogacara school in India.
Dharmapāla A Brahmin Buddhist scholar, he was one of the main teachers of the Yogacara school in India.
Dignāga
Dignāga (陳那論師/域龍, दिग्नाग, Tibetan: ཕྲོགས་ཀྱི་གླང་པོ་) (c 480-540 CE) was an Indian scholar and one of the Buddhist founders of Indian logic.
Dignāga (陳那論師/域龍, दिग्नाग, Tibetan: ཕྲོགས་ཀྱི་གླང་པོ་) (c 480-540 CE) was an Indian scholar and one of the Buddhist founders of Indian logic.
Dnyaneshwar
Dnyāneshwar (or Jñāneshwar) (ज्ञानेश्वर) (1275–1296), also known as Jñanadeva (ज्ञानदेव), was born into a Deshastha Brahmin Kulkarni family.
Dnyāneshwar (or Jñāneshwar) (ज्ञानेश्वर) (1275–1296), also known as Jñanadeva (ज्ञानदेव), was born into a Deshastha Brahmin Kulkarni family.
Eknath
Eknāth was a prominent Marāthi religious poet and caste reformer.
Eknāth was a prominent Marāthi religious poet and caste reformer.
Eric J. Lott
Eric J. Lott (born 1934) is a Religious Scholar who taught in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
Eric J. Lott (born 1934) is a Religious Scholar who taught in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
Gagangiri Maharaj
Shri Gagangiri Maharaj - Indian guru of the Nath Sampradaya.
Shri Gagangiri Maharaj - Indian guru of the Nath Sampradaya.
Ganganath Jha
Sir Gaṅgānāth Jhā (गंगानाथ झा) (25 December 1872) was an eminent scholar of Sanskrit, Indian Philosophy, Buddhist Philosophy and paṇḍit of Nyāya-Śāstra.
Sir Gaṅgānāth Jhā (गंगानाथ झा) (25 December 1872) was an eminent scholar of Sanskrit, Indian Philosophy, Buddhist Philosophy and paṇḍit of Nyāya-Śāstra.
Gargi Vachaknavi
Gargi Vachaknavi, or Gargi, in Vedic literature, is honored as one of the great natural philosophers.
Gargi Vachaknavi, or Gargi, in Vedic literature, is honored as one of the great natural philosophers.
Gautama Buddha
Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit: सिद्धार्थ गौतम; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher who founded Buddhism.
Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit: सिद्धार्थ गौतम; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher who founded Buddhism.
George Padamadan
George Padamadan (November 10, 1932 - July 25, 2004) was a self-described amateur philosopher from India.
George Padamadan (November 10, 1932 - July 25, 2004) was a self-described amateur philosopher from India.
George Panthanmackel
Dr George Panthanmackel is Professor of Philosophy at Suvidya College, Bangalore.
Dr George Panthanmackel is Professor of Philosophy at Suvidya College, Bangalore.
Ghosha
Ghosha (घोषा) was an ancient Indian female philosopher.
Ghosha (घोषा) was an ancient Indian female philosopher.
Gopala Dasa
Sri Gopala Dasa was a prominent saint, under the Haridasa tradition, who lived in the 18th century (1722 - 1762).
Sri Gopala Dasa was a prominent saint, under the Haridasa tradition, who lived in the 18th century (1722 - 1762).
Haridas Bhattacharya
Haridas Bhattacharya (1891–1956) was a Bengali Indian philosopher and educationist.
Haridas Bhattacharya (1891–1956) was a Bengali Indian philosopher and educationist.
Haridhos Giri
Haridhos Giri affectionly called Guruji was born in the month of Margali in the tamil calendar with the birth star of Utharattathi.
Haridhos Giri affectionly called Guruji was born in the month of Margali in the tamil calendar with the birth star of Utharattathi.
I. K. Taimni
I. K. Taimni (1898-1978) was a Professor of Chemistry at the Allahabad University in India, and an influential scholar in the fields of Yoga and Indian Philosophy.
I. K. Taimni (1898-1978) was a Professor of Chemistry at the Allahabad University in India, and an influential scholar in the fields of Yoga and Indian Philosophy.
Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi
Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi, also known as Allama Mashriqi, (born in Amritsar, 25 August 1888; died in Lahore, 27 August 1963) was a South Asian mathematician, logician, political theorist, ...
Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi, also known as Allama Mashriqi, (born in Amritsar, 25 August 1888; died in Lahore, 27 August 1963) was a South Asian mathematician, logician, political theorist, ...
Indian philosophy
Traditionally, schools of Indian philosophy are identified as orthodox or non-orthodox depending on whether they regard the Veda as an infallible source of knowledge.
Traditionally, schools of Indian philosophy are identified as orthodox or non-orthodox depending on whether they regard the Veda as an infallible source of knowledge.
Jagannatha Dasa
Jagannatha Dasa, a native of Manvi town in the Raichur district, Karnataka state, India, is considered one of the notable Haridasa saint-poets of the Kannada language.
Jagannatha Dasa, a native of Manvi town in the Raichur district, Karnataka state, India, is considered one of the notable Haridasa saint-poets of the Kannada language.
Jaimini
Jaimini was an ancient rishi (sage), who was a great philosopher of the Mimansa school of Indian philosophy.
Jaimini was an ancient rishi (sage), who was a great philosopher of the Mimansa school of Indian philosophy.
Jamal Khwaja
The philosophical work of Jamal Khwaja (or, Ahmad Jamal Yusuf Khwaja, Indian philosopher, born August 12, 1926/1928 ), has two facets: an analysis of the nature and causes of philosophical disag...
The philosophical work of Jamal Khwaja (or, Ahmad Jamal Yusuf Khwaja, Indian philosopher, born August 12, 1926/1928 ), has two facets: an analysis of the nature and causes of philosophical disag...
Jayanta Bhatta
Jayanta Bhatta (c. 9th Century CE) was a Kashmiri poet and philosopher of Nyaya school of Indian philosophy.
Jayanta Bhatta (c. 9th Century CE) was a Kashmiri poet and philosopher of Nyaya school of Indian philosophy.
Jayarāśi Bhaṭṭa
Jayarāśi Bhaṭṭa was an 8th or 9th century Indian philosopher (dated to ca.
Jayarāśi Bhaṭṭa was an 8th or 9th century Indian philosopher (dated to ca.
Jitendra Nath Mohanty
Jitendra Nath Mohanty (also J. N. Mohanty) is an emeritus professor of philosophy at Temple University.
Jitendra Nath Mohanty (also J. N. Mohanty) is an emeritus professor of philosophy at Temple University.
Jnanasutra
Jnanasutra (Tibetan: ye shes mdo).
Jnanasutra (Tibetan: ye shes mdo).
Kakaji Maharaj
Kakaji Maharaj ( 1918-1986) was an Indian philosopher and thinker.
Kakaji Maharaj ( 1918-1986) was an Indian philosopher and thinker.
Kamalaśīla
Kamalaśīla (fl. 713-763) was an Indian Buddhist of Nalanda Mahavihara who accompanied Śāntarakṣita (725–788) to Tibet at the request of Trhisongdetsen.
Kamalaśīla (fl. 713-763) was an Indian Buddhist of Nalanda Mahavihara who accompanied Śāntarakṣita (725–788) to Tibet at the request of Trhisongdetsen.
Kanada
It has been claimed that Kashyapa, later known as Kanada was a Hindu sage and philosopher who founded the philosophical school of Vaisheshika.
It has been claimed that Kashyapa, later known as Kanada was a Hindu sage and philosopher who founded the philosophical school of Vaisheshika.
Kapila
Kapila (कपिल ऋषि) was a Vedic sage credited as one of the founders of the Samkhya school of philosophy.
Kapila (कपिल ऋषि) was a Vedic sage credited as one of the founders of the Samkhya school of philosophy.
Kathia Baba
Kathia Baba - Contemporary group named after the founder, and following the philosophy of Dvaitādvaita Vaishnava Vedanta.
Kathia Baba - Contemporary group named after the founder, and following the philosophy of Dvaitādvaita Vaishnava Vedanta.
Khana (poet)
Khana (Bengali: খনা, pron. khawnaa) was an Indian poetess and legendary astrologist, who composed in medieval Bengali between the ninth and 12th centuries AD. She is associated with the vil...
Khana (Bengali: খনা, pron. khawnaa) was an Indian poetess and legendary astrologist, who composed in medieval Bengali between the ninth and 12th centuries AD. She is associated with the vil...
Kireet Joshi
Kireet Joshi studied philosophy and law at the Bombay University.
Kireet Joshi studied philosophy and law at the Bombay University.
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa was a Hindu philosopher and Mimamsa scholar from Assam.
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa was a Hindu philosopher and Mimamsa scholar from Assam.
Lakshmi Kumara Thathachariar
Sri Lakshmi Kumara Thatha Desikan (Sanskrit: श्री लक्ष्मी कुमार ताता देसिकन, Tamil : ஸ்ரீ லக்ஷ்மி குமார தாத தேசிகன் ) (1572–1632) was a prominent Vaishnava saint and Guru in the Hindu tradition...
Sri Lakshmi Kumara Thatha Desikan (Sanskrit: श्री लक्ष्मी कुमार ताता देसिकन, Tamil : ஸ்ரீ லக்ஷ்மி குமார தாத தேசிகன் ) (1572–1632) was a prominent Vaishnava saint and Guru in the Hindu tradition...
Lopamudra
Lopamudra (लोपामुद्रा) was an ancient Indian female philosopher.
Lopamudra (लोपामुद्रा) was an ancient Indian female philosopher.
Madhurastakam
The Madhurastakam (मधुराष्टकम्, ') is a beautiful Sanskrit composition in devotion of Lord Krishna, composed by the Hindu Bhakti philosopher-poet Sripad Vallabha Acharya.
The Madhurastakam (मधुराष्टकम्, ') is a beautiful Sanskrit composition in devotion of Lord Krishna, composed by the Hindu Bhakti philosopher-poet Sripad Vallabha Acharya.
Madhvacharya
Madhvācārya ( मद्वाचार्य) (1238–1317) was the chief proponent of Tattvavāda "Philosophy of Reality", popularly known as the Dvaita (dualism) school of Hindu philosophy.
Madhvācārya ( मद्वाचार्य) (1238–1317) was the chief proponent of Tattvavāda "Philosophy of Reality", popularly known as the Dvaita (dualism) school of Hindu philosophy.
Mahesh Chandra Ghosh
Mahesh Chandra Ghosh (মহেশ চন্দ্র ঘোষ) (1868-1930) was a Bengali Indian philosopher.
Mahesh Chandra Ghosh (মহেশ চন্দ্র ঘোষ) (1868-1930) was a Bengali Indian philosopher.
Maitreyi
Maitreyi was a vedic philosopher from ancient India.
Maitreyi was a vedic philosopher from ancient India.
Makkhali Gosala
Makkhali Gosala (Pāli; BHS: Maskarin Gośāla; Jain Prakrit sources: Gosala Mankhaliputta) was an ascetic teacher of ancient India, often identified as the founder of the Ajivika movement.
Makkhali Gosala (Pāli; BHS: Maskarin Gośāla; Jain Prakrit sources: Gosala Mankhaliputta) was an ascetic teacher of ancient India, often identified as the founder of the Ajivika movement.
Manavala Mamunigal
Manavala Mamunigal was a Hindu religious leader, who during the 15th century in Tamil Nadu, with the help of his eight disciples helped spread Vaishnavism.
Manavala Mamunigal was a Hindu religious leader, who during the 15th century in Tamil Nadu, with the help of his eight disciples helped spread Vaishnavism.
Maṇḍana Miśra
Maṇḍana Miśra, also known as Suresvaracharya, was a follower of the Karma Mimamsa school of philosophy and a staunch defender of the holistic sphota doctrine of language.
Maṇḍana Miśra, also known as Suresvaracharya, was a follower of the Karma Mimamsa school of philosophy and a staunch defender of the holistic sphota doctrine of language.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement.
N.E. Balaram
N.E. Balaram was one of the founding leaders of the communist movement in Kerala, India.
N.E. Balaram was one of the founding leaders of the communist movement in Kerala, India.
Naccinarkiniyar
Naccinarkiniyar (fl. ca. 14th century AD) was a classical Tamil writer and commentator of the medieval period.
Naccinarkiniyar (fl. ca. 14th century AD) was a classical Tamil writer and commentator of the medieval period.
Nagarjuna
Nāgārjuna (Devanagari:नागार्जुन, Telugu: నాగార్జున, Tibetan: ཀླུ་སྒྲུབ་ klu sgrub, Chinese: 龍樹/龙树, Sinhala නාගර්පුන කොණ්ඩේ) (ca.
Nāgārjuna (Devanagari:नागार्जुन, Telugu: నాగార్జున, Tibetan: ཀླུ་སྒྲུབ་ klu sgrub, Chinese: 龍樹/龙树, Sinhala නාගර්පුන කොණ්ඩේ) (ca.
Nagarjuna G.
Dr. Nagarjuna G. is a science educationist in Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai, India.
Dr. Nagarjuna G. is a science educationist in Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai, India.
Namananda Giri
Swami Nama Nanda Giri lovingly called Namaji was Principal Disciple of Sri Haridhos Giri and continued Peedathipathi of Sri Gnanananda Giri Peetam established by Swami Haridhos Giri, Chief Disci...
Swami Nama Nanda Giri lovingly called Namaji was Principal Disciple of Sri Haridhos Giri and continued Peedathipathi of Sri Gnanananda Giri Peetam established by Swami Haridhos Giri, Chief Disci...
Narayana Guru
Sri Nārāyana Guru, also known as Sree Nārāyana Guru Swami, was a Hindu saint, sadhu and social reformer of India.
Sri Nārāyana Guru, also known as Sree Nārāyana Guru Swami, was a Hindu saint, sadhu and social reformer of India.
Nataraja Guru
Nataraja Guru was a direct disciple of Narayana Guru, a great sage and social reformer of India.
Nataraja Guru was a direct disciple of Narayana Guru, a great sage and social reformer of India.
Nimbarka
Nimbarka (Sanskrit: श्री निम्बार्काचार्य, Telugu:నింబార్కాచార్య Śrī Nimbārkācārya), is known for propagating the Vaishnava Theology of Dvaitadvaita, duality in unity.
Nimbarka (Sanskrit: श्री निम्बार्काचार्य, Telugu:నింబార్కాచార్య Śrī Nimbārkācārya), is known for propagating the Vaishnava Theology of Dvaitadvaita, duality in unity.
P. Parameswaran
P. Parameswaran is a renowned Hindutva thinker in Kerala, an orator and a social philosopher.
P. Parameswaran is a renowned Hindutva thinker in Kerala, an orator and a social philosopher.
Padmanabhan Palpu
Padmanabhan Palpu LMS, DPH FRIPH is one of the immortals of the Indian Renaissance.
Padmanabhan Palpu LMS, DPH FRIPH is one of the immortals of the Indian Renaissance.
Pakudha Kaccayana
Pakudha Kaccayana was an Indian Brahmin ascetic teacher who lived around the 5th or 4th c. BCE, contemporaneous with Mahavira and the Buddha.
Pakudha Kaccayana was an Indian Brahmin ascetic teacher who lived around the 5th or 4th c. BCE, contemporaneous with Mahavira and the Buddha.
Pandurang Shastri Athavale
Shastri Pandurang Vaijnath Athavale, also known as Dada-ji, which literally translates as elder brother in Marathi, was an Indian philosopher, spiritual leader, social reformer and Hinduism...
Shastri Pandurang Vaijnath Athavale, also known as Dada-ji, which literally translates as elder brother in Marathi, was an Indian philosopher, spiritual leader, social reformer and Hinduism...
Paramartha
Paramārtha (Sanskrit: परमार्थ Paramārtha; ) is the name of an Indian monk from Ujjain in Central India who lived during the 6th Century CE, and is best known for prolific Chinese translation...
Paramārtha (Sanskrit: परमार्थ Paramārtha; ) is the name of an Indian monk from Ujjain in Central India who lived during the 6th Century CE, and is best known for prolific Chinese translation...
Pillai Lokacharya
Pillai Lokacharya was a prominent Sri Vaishnavite leader and philosopher who authored several works important to Vishishtadvaita philosophy.
Pillai Lokacharya was a prominent Sri Vaishnavite leader and philosopher who authored several works important to Vishishtadvaita philosophy.
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, also known by his spiritual name, Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, was an Indian philosopher, author, social revolutionary, poet, composer and linguist.
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, also known by his spiritual name, Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, was an Indian philosopher, author, social revolutionary, poet, composer and linguist.
Prabhākara
Prabhākara (ca. 7th c. AD) was an Indian philosopher grammarian in the Mimamsa tradition.
Prabhākara (ca. 7th c. AD) was an Indian philosopher grammarian in the Mimamsa tradition.
Protap Chunder Mozoomdar
Protap Chunder Mozoomdar (প্রতাপ চন্দ্র মজুমদার Protap Chôndro Mojumdar) (1840-1905) was a member of the Hindu reform movement the Brahmo Samaj, and a close associate of Keshub Chandra Sen.
Protap Chunder Mozoomdar (প্রতাপ চন্দ্র মজুমদার Protap Chôndro Mojumdar) (1840-1905) was a member of the Hindu reform movement the Brahmo Samaj, and a close associate of Keshub Chandra Sen.
Purana Kassapa
Purana Kassapa was an Indian ascetic teacher who lived around the 5th or 4th c. BCE, contemporaneous with Mahavira and the Buddha.
Purana Kassapa was an Indian ascetic teacher who lived around the 5th or 4th c. BCE, contemporaneous with Mahavira and the Buddha.
Radhakamal Mukerjee
Radhakamal Mukerjee (1889–1968), a leading thinker and social scientist of modern India, was Professor of Economics and Sociology and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lucknow.
Radhakamal Mukerjee (1889–1968), a leading thinker and social scientist of modern India, was Professor of Economics and Sociology and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lucknow.
Ramanuja
Ramanuja (,,, Devanagari: रामानुज) ; traditionally 1017–1137, also known as Ramanujacharya, Ethirajar (Yatiraja), Emperumannar, Lakshmana Muni, was a theologian, ...
Ramanuja (,,, Devanagari: रामानुज) ; traditionally 1017–1137, also known as Ramanujacharya, Ethirajar (Yatiraja), Emperumannar, Lakshmana Muni, was a theologian, ...
Rambhadracharya
Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya, born 14 January 1950 as Giridhar Mishra, is a Hindu religious leader, educationist, Sanskrit scholar, polyglot, poet, author, commentator, ...
Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya, born 14 January 1950 as Giridhar Mishra, is a Hindu religious leader, educationist, Sanskrit scholar, polyglot, poet, author, commentator, ...
Ramchandra Gandhi
Ramchandra Gandhi (June 9, 1937 – June 13, 2007) was an Indian philosopher student of Peter Strawson and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and Rajaji, the last Governor General of India.
Ramchandra Gandhi (June 9, 1937 – June 13, 2007) was an Indian philosopher student of Peter Strawson and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and Rajaji, the last Governor General of India.
Ramendra Nath
Professor Ramendra Nath (born Hazaribag, Bihar (now in Jharkhand), May 30, 1957) is an Indian philosopher.
Professor Ramendra Nath (born Hazaribag, Bihar (now in Jharkhand), May 30, 1957) is an Indian philosopher.
Ramjee Singh
Professor Ramjee Singh (Born 1927, India) is a former Member of Parliament and Vice-Chancellor of Jain Viswa Bharati University.
Professor Ramjee Singh (Born 1927, India) is a former Member of Parliament and Vice-Chancellor of Jain Viswa Bharati University.
Ravi Zacharias
Frederick Antony Ravi Kumar Zacharias (born 1946) is an Indian-born, Canadian-American evangelical Christian apologist.
Frederick Antony Ravi Kumar Zacharias (born 1946) is an Indian-born, Canadian-American evangelical Christian apologist.
Rupa Goswami
Rupa Goswami (1489–1564) was an Indian devotional teacher (guru), poet, and philosopher from the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism.
Rupa Goswami (1489–1564) was an Indian devotional teacher (guru), poet, and philosopher from the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism.
Sadhu T. L. Vaswani
Sadhu T. L. Vaswani (born November 25, 1879) was an Indian educationist who started Mira movement of education and set up Sadhu Vaswani Mission in Hyderabad, Sindh, and later shifted to Pune aft...
Sadhu T. L. Vaswani (born November 25, 1879) was an Indian educationist who started Mira movement of education and set up Sadhu Vaswani Mission in Hyderabad, Sindh, and later shifted to Pune aft...
Sadhu Vaswani
Sadhu Vaswani was an Indian educationist who started Mira movement of education and set up Sadhu Vaswani Mission in Pune.
Sadhu Vaswani was an Indian educationist who started Mira movement of education and set up Sadhu Vaswani Mission in Pune.
Sahajanand Saraswati
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati, born in a Jijhoutia Brahmin family of Ghazipur of Uttar Pradesh state of India, was an ascetic of Dashnami Order of Adi Shankara Sampradaya as well as a nationalist a...
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati, born in a Jijhoutia Brahmin family of Ghazipur of Uttar Pradesh state of India, was an ascetic of Dashnami Order of Adi Shankara Sampradaya as well as a nationalist a...
Sahotra Sarkar
Sahotra Sarkar is a philosophy professor and integrative biologist at the University of Texas at Austin.
Sahotra Sarkar is a philosophy professor and integrative biologist at the University of Texas at Austin.
Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma
Brahmasri Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma is a Popular figure on Television Screens and well appreciated for his commentary/discourses on Rudra Namakam, Vishnu Sahasranamam, Sivanandalahari,Soundarya ...
Brahmasri Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma is a Popular figure on Television Screens and well appreciated for his commentary/discourses on Rudra Namakam, Vishnu Sahasranamam, Sivanandalahari,Soundarya ...
Sangeetha Menon
Sangeetha Menon is a Professor at the School of Humanities, National Institute of Advanced Studies(NIAS), Bangalore.
Sangeetha Menon is a Professor at the School of Humanities, National Institute of Advanced Studies(NIAS), Bangalore.
Sanjaya Belatthaputta
Sanjaya Belatthaputta (literally, "Sanjaya of the Belattha clan") was an Indian ascetic teacher who lived around the 5th or 4th c. BCE, contemporaneous with Mahavira and the Buddha.
Sanjaya Belatthaputta (literally, "Sanjaya of the Belattha clan") was an Indian ascetic teacher who lived around the 5th or 4th c. BCE, contemporaneous with Mahavira and the Buddha.
Sardar Anjum
Sardar Anjum is an Indian poet and philosopher.
Sardar Anjum is an Indian poet and philosopher.
Sarkar's Linguistic Concepts and Criteria
Sarkar's Linguistic Concepts and Criteria is a therory in linguistics that suggests that there are morphological, phonological and syntactical properties that every language posesses and it rega...
Sarkar's Linguistic Concepts and Criteria is a therory in linguistics that suggests that there are morphological, phonological and syntactical properties that every language posesses and it rega...
Shankar Vaman Dandekar
Shankar Vaman Dandekar (Devanagari: शंकर वामन दांडेकर)(1896-1969) was a philosopher and educationist from Maharashtra, India.
Shankar Vaman Dandekar (Devanagari: शंकर वामन दांडेकर)(1896-1969) was a philosopher and educationist from Maharashtra, India.
Siva Prakasar
Siva Prakasar (also Ṣiva Prakāṣa or sometimes Ṣiva-prakāṣa Dēṣikar) was a Tamil poet and philosopher active during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
Siva Prakasar (also Ṣiva Prakāṣa or sometimes Ṣiva-prakāṣa Dēṣikar) was a Tamil poet and philosopher active during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo, born Aurobindo Ghose, was an Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, philosopher, yogi, guru, and poet.
Sri Aurobindo, born Aurobindo Ghose, was an Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, philosopher, yogi, guru, and poet.
Sukhlal Sanghvi
Sukhlal Sanghvi (1880 – 1978) also known as Pandit Sukhlalji was a Jain Scholar and Philosopher.
Sukhlal Sanghvi (1880 – 1978) also known as Pandit Sukhlalji was a Jain Scholar and Philosopher.
Sunanda Gandhi
Sunanda Gandhi (1932–2007) was an author, researcher, nurse and, along with her widower Arun Gandhi, co-founder of the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence.
Sunanda Gandhi (1932–2007) was an author, researcher, nurse and, along with her widower Arun Gandhi, co-founder of the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence.
Swami Atmananda
Śrĩ Atmananda, also referred as Sri Atmananda Krishna Menon, was a well-known Indian sage, guru, and philosopher.
Śrĩ Atmananda, also referred as Sri Atmananda Krishna Menon, was a well-known Indian sage, guru, and philosopher.
Swami Krishnananda
Sri Swami Krishnananda Saraswati Maharaj (April 25, 1922 – November 23, 2001) was a Hindu saint.
Sri Swami Krishnananda Saraswati Maharaj (April 25, 1922 – November 23, 2001) was a Hindu saint.
Swami Saswathikananda
Swami Saswathikananda was president of the Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham Trust.
Swami Saswathikananda was president of the Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham Trust.
Syed Aqeel-ul-Gharavi
Syed Aqeel-ul-Gharavi (born 2 February 1964 in India) is a leading Shia scholar and community activist of India.
Syed Aqeel-ul-Gharavi (born 2 February 1964 in India) is a leading Shia scholar and community activist of India.
Syntipas
Syntipas (the Greek form of Sindibad or Sendabar) was an Indian philosopher and writer supposed to have lived around 100 BC, and the reputed author of a collection of tales known gen...
Syntipas (the Greek form of Sindibad or Sendabar) was an Indian philosopher and writer supposed to have lived around 100 BC, and the reputed author of a collection of tales known gen...
Tara Chatterjea
Tara Chatterjea (born 1937) is an author and philosopher specializing in Indian philosophy.
Tara Chatterjea (born 1937) is an author and philosopher specializing in Indian philosophy.
Thiruvalluvar
Thiruvalluvar, or Tiruvalluvar, was a celebrated Tamil poet whose contribution to Tamil literature is the Thirukkural, a work on ethics.
Thiruvalluvar, or Tiruvalluvar, was a celebrated Tamil poet whose contribution to Tamil literature is the Thirukkural, a work on ethics.
Udayana
Udayana also known as Udayanācārya (Udyanacharya, or "Master Udayana) lived in the 10th century, in Kariyan village in Mithila, near present day Darbhanga, Bihar state, India.
Udayana also known as Udayanācārya (Udyanacharya, or "Master Udayana) lived in the 10th century, in Kariyan village in Mithila, near present day Darbhanga, Bihar state, India.
Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer
Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer (1877-1949) (ഉള്ളൂര് എസ്.
Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer (1877-1949) (ഉള്ളൂര് എസ്.
Utpaladeva
Utpaladeva (ca. AD 900-950) was one of the great teachers of the philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism.
Utpaladeva (ca. AD 900-950) was one of the great teachers of the philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism.
Vallabha Acharya
Vallabhacharya వల్లబ్హాచార్య was a devotional philosopher, who founded the Pushti sect in India, following the philosophy of Shuddha advaita.
Vallabhacharya వల్లబ్హాచార్య was a devotional philosopher, who founded the Pushti sect in India, following the philosophy of Shuddha advaita.
Vasubandhu
Vasubandhu (世親, fl. 4th c.) was, according to Mahayana Buddhist tradition, an Indian Buddhist scholar-monk, and along with his half-brother Asanga, one of the main founders of the Indian Yogācār...
Vasubandhu (世親, fl. 4th c.) was, according to Mahayana Buddhist tradition, an Indian Buddhist scholar-monk, and along with his half-brother Asanga, one of the main founders of the Indian Yogācār...
Vedanta Desika
Vedanta Desika (Swami Desikan, Swami Vedanta DesikanVedanta DesikaThoopul Nigamaantha Desikan) (1269–1370) was a Sri Vaishnava Guru.
Vedanta Desika (Swami Desikan, Swami Vedanta DesikanVedanta DesikaThoopul Nigamaantha Desikan) (1269–1370) was a Sri Vaishnava Guru.
Vijaya Dasa
Vijaya Dasa or Sri Vijaya Dasa was a prominent saint from the Haridasa tradition of Karnataka, India in the 18th century.
Vijaya Dasa or Sri Vijaya Dasa was a prominent saint from the Haridasa tradition of Karnataka, India in the 18th century.
Vijnanabhiksu
Vijñānabhikṣu (also spelled Vijnanabhikshu, fl.
Vijñānabhikṣu (also spelled Vijnanabhikshu, fl.
Vinoba Bhave
Vinoba Bhave,Vinayak Narahari Bhave often called Acharya, was an Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights.
Vinoba Bhave,Vinayak Narahari Bhave often called Acharya, was an Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights.
Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharya
Sri Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharya is one of the leading Sanskrit scholars of India.
Sri Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharya is one of the leading Sanskrit scholars of India.
Vyasatirtha
Vyasatirtha (ವ್ಯಾಸತೀರ್ಥ) (1460–1539), also called Vyasaraja or Vyasaraya or Vyasraja swamin, was acclaimed as one of the three spiritual lights or munitrayam of dvaita Vedanta...
Vyasatirtha (ವ್ಯಾಸತೀರ್ಥ) (1460–1539), also called Vyasaraja or Vyasaraya or Vyasraja swamin, was acclaimed as one of the three spiritual lights or munitrayam of dvaita Vedanta...
Yajnavalkya
Yajnavalkya of Mithila was a legendary sage of Vedic India, credited with the authorship of the Shatapatha Brahmana, besides Yogayajnavalkya Samhita and the Yājñavalkya Smṛti.
Yajnavalkya of Mithila was a legendary sage of Vedic India, credited with the authorship of the Shatapatha Brahmana, besides Yogayajnavalkya Samhita and the Yājñavalkya Smṛti.
Ziauddin Ahmed
Sir Ziauddin Ahmed or Ziauddin Ahmed Zuberi or Dr. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ziauddin Ahmed was a Indian mathematician,parliamentarian, logician, natural philosopher, politician,...
Sir Ziauddin Ahmed or Ziauddin Ahmed Zuberi or Dr. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ziauddin Ahmed was a Indian mathematician,parliamentarian, logician, natural philosopher, politician,...
Śabara
Śabara (also ) is a commentator on Jaimini's Purva Mimamsa Sutras, the , in turn commented upon by Kumarila Bhatta.
Śabara (also ) is a commentator on Jaimini's Purva Mimamsa Sutras, the , in turn commented upon by Kumarila Bhatta.
Śālikanātha
Śālikanātha was a Mimamsa philosopher (Purva Mimamsa) of roughly 700 AD (it is uncertain if he predated or postdated and Prabhakara).
Śālikanātha was a Mimamsa philosopher (Purva Mimamsa) of roughly 700 AD (it is uncertain if he predated or postdated and Prabhakara).
Śāntarakṣita
Śāntarakṣita (Devanagari: शान्तरक्षित) was a renowned 8th century Indian Buddhist pandit and abbot of Nalanda University.
Śāntarakṣita (Devanagari: शान्तरक्षित) was a renowned 8th century Indian Buddhist pandit and abbot of Nalanda University.