Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

male, deceased (1948)
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. In India, he is recognized as the "Father of the Nation" and October 2nd, his birthday, is commemorated each year as...
Adi Shankara

Adi Shankara

male
Adi Shankara, a Hindu philsospher of the Advaita Vedanta school, wrote many works in his life-time of thirty two years; however, many works thought...
Madhvacharya

Madhvacharya

male, deceased (1317)
Shri Madhvacharya (1238-1317) was the chief proponent of Tattvavāda (True Philosophy), popularly known as Dvaita or dualistic school of Hindu p...
Ramanuja

Ramanuja

male, deceased (1137)
Ramanuja was a theologian, philosopher, and scriptural exegete. He is seen by Śrīvaiṣṇavas as the third and most important teacher ("ācār...
John Woodroffe

John Woodroffe

male, deceased (1936)
Sir John Woodroffe (1865-1936), also known by his pseudonym Arthur Avalon, was a British "Orientalist" whose work helped to unleash in the West a...
Vasugupta

Vasugupta

male, deceased (925)
Vasugupta (860-925) was the author of the famous "Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta". The author was believed to have amassed knowledge and recognition...

Totakacharya

male
Totakacharya (IAST ") (c. 8th century CE) was a disciple of Adi Shankara, the Advaita philosopher. He was made the first Jagadguru ("head) of the...
Franklin Merrell-Wolff

Franklin Merrell-Wolff

male, deceased (1985)
Franklin Merrell-Wolff (1887-1985) was an American mystical philosopher. After formal education in philosophy and mathematics at Stanford and...

Hastamalakacharya

male
Hastamalakacharya (IAST ") (c. 8th century CE) was a disciple of Adi Shankara, the Advaita philosopher. He was made the first Jagadguru ("head) of...
Appayya Dikshitar

Appayya Dikshitar

male, deceased (1593)
Appayya Dikshitar, 1520-1593 CE, was a performer of yajñas as well as an expositor and practitioner of the Advaita Vedanta school of Hindu p...