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Schools of Philosophy

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Schools of Vedanta: Advaita Vedānta Vishishtadvaita Dvaitādvaita Shuddhādvaita

Pre-19th century Gurus

Vasishta Maharishi Shakti Maharishi Parashara Maharishi Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa Sri Shuka Acharya Badarayana Gaudapada Govinda Bhagavatpada Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada Sureśvara Padmapāda Hastamalakacharya Totakacharya Sarvajnatman Sathyabodhendra Saraswati Krpa Sankarendra Saraswati Sivananda Chidghanendra Saraswati Chandrasekharendra Saraswati I Satchidghanendra Saraswati Avaduta Satchidanandaghanendra Saraswati Brahmanandaghanendra Saraswati Appayya Dikshitar Vācaspati Miśra Ramanuja Madhvacharya Vidyaranya Nimbarka Vishnuswami Vallabha Bhatta Acharya Caitanya Vyasathirtha Madhusudhana Saraswati Nimbarka Baladeva Vidyabhushana Vijnanabhiksu Srimanta Sankardeva Bhagavannama Bodhendra Saraswati Mahadevendra Saraswati V Chandrasekharendra Saraswati VI Sudarsana Mahadevendra Saraswati


19th-21st century Gurus

Srila Prabhupada Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Swami Yogiraj Swami Vivekananda Maharshi Dayananda Saraswati Ramana Maharshi Swami Sivananda Saraswati Brahmasree Neelakanta Gurupadar Swami Satyananda Saraswathi Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati Swami Dayananda Saraswati Swami Krishnananda Swami Parthasarathy Swami Rama Tirtha Mannargudi Raju Sastri Paruthiyur Krishna Sastri Paiganadu Ganapathy Sastri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati VIII Mahaswami Paramacharya Jayendra Saraswati Shankar Vijayendra Saraswati Nisargadatta Maharaj Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Narasimha Bharathi Chandrashekhara Bharati III Abhinava Vidyatirtha Swamigal Bharati Teertha Swamigal Narayanaguru Swami Trippadangal Swani Jyotirmayananda Bhaktivinoda Saraswati Thakur Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Maharaja Bhakti Hridaya Bon Swami Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Goswami Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaj Bhaktivedanta Narayan Maharaj Paramahansa Yogananda Swami Muktananda Baba Siddharudha Swami Hubli Sai Baba of Shirdi Sathya Sai Baba Prof. (Smt.)Prema Pandurang Sacchidanandendra Saraswati Swami Siddheswarananda Swami Tejomayananda Saraswati

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