Nisargadatta Maharaj

Nisargadatta Maharaj

male, deceased (1981)
jivan-mukta sanskrit moksha consciousness advaita vedanta zen
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (April 17, 1897 – September 8, 1981) is a master of spirituality, considered to have attained the supreme state of mo... More
Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda

male, deceased (1902)
Parliament of the World's Religions vedanta yoga philosopher spiritual leader advaita vedanta
Swami Vivekananda (January 12, 1863 - July 4, 1902), whose pre-monastic name was Narendranath Dutta ("Nôrendrônath Dôt-tô"), was one of the most... More
Adi Shankara

Adi Shankara

male
Upanishads God vedanta brahman advaita vedanta Hindu
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... More

Adyashanti

male
Open Gate Sangha, Inc sanskrit bay area chan guru advaita vedanta
Adyashanti (Sanskrit word meaning, "primordial peace"), is a spiritual teacher from the Bay Area who gives regular Satsangs in the United States... More
Franklin Merrell-Wolff

Franklin Merrell-Wolff

male, deceased (1985)
Harvard University Stanford University Mystic philosopher bodhi advaita vedanta
Franklin Merrell-Wolff (1887-1985) was an American mystical philosopher. After formal education in philosophy and mathematics at Stanford and... More
Sai Baba Of Shirdi

Sai Baba Of Shirdi

male, deceased (1918)
Dattatreya Islam and other religions avatar maharashtra bhakti Yogi … advaita vedanta
Sai Baba of Shirdi or Shirdi Sai Baba (circa 1838 - October 15, 1918), (real name, birth place, and date of birth unknown), was an Indian guru,... More
H. W. L. Poonja

H. W. L. Poonja

male, deceased (1997)
From Lucknow guru Hindu advaita vedanta Religious leader Sri H. W. L. Poonja
Sri H. W. L. Poonja, * 13 October 1910 in Punjab, (now Pakistan, early India); † 6 September 1997 in Lucknow, India; called "Papaji“ or "Lion of L... More

Totapuri

male, deceased (1866)
Ishwar Totapuri Dakshineswar Temple Hindu revivalist Punjab region sannyasin Dakshineswar Kali Temple … advaita vedanta
Ishwar Totapuri (also Tota Puri) affectionately known as "Nangta Baba" (1780-?), born likely in Punjab, India, was a "parivrajaka" (wandering monk)... More
Vijnanabhiksu

Vijnanabhiksu

male, 508 years old
Indian philosopher advaita vedanta Buddhism sanskrit vedanta
Vijnanabhiksu (also spelled "Vijnanabhikshu", fl. 1550-1600) was an Indian philosopher who lived in north India. He wrote commentaries on three... More
Appayya Dikshitar

Appayya Dikshitar

male, deceased (1593)
Advaitin philosopher Yajnas yajna Hindu advaita vedanta Hindu philosophy
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... More