of the main founders of the Yogacara school Asanga () – one of the main founders of the Yogacara school Bodhidharma () – founder of Zen Buddhism Vatsyayana () – author of commentary on Nyāya Sūtras and Kama Sutra Bhartrhari (450–510) – contributed to linguistic theory Buddhaghosa () Siddhasena Divākara () – Jain logician and author of important works in Sanskrit and Prakrit Dignāga () – one of the Buddhist founders of Indian logic Śīlabhadra () He is best known as being an abbot of Nālandā monastery in India, as being an expert on Yogācāra teachings, and for being the personal tutor of the Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang. Udyotakara Udyotakara() – Nyaya Philosopher 600–900 (Late Middle Kingdoms—The Classical Age) Candrakirti (born ) – Madhyamaka Buddhist Kumārila Bhaṭṭa () – Mimansa Philosopher Udyanacharya () – Nyaya Philosopher Prabhākara () – Grammarian and Mimansa Philosopher Dharmakirti () Gaudapadacharya () – Advaita Philosopher Adi Shankara () – Advaita Vedanta school Anandavardhana () – Philosopher of Aesthetics Vasugupta (860–925) – Author of Shiva Sutras Vācaspati Miśra () – Nyaya Philosopher Jayanta Bhatta () – Nyaya Philosopher 900–1100 (The Islamic Sultanates) Abhinavagupta (–1025) Atiśa (–1054) He was one of the major figures in the spread of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism in Asia and inspired Buddhist thought from Tibet to Sumatra Udayana () he was a very important Hindu logician who attempted to reconcile the views held by the two major schools of logic (Nyaya and Vaisheshika). Ramanuja (–1137) – founder of Vishishtadvaita or Qualified Non-dualism 1100–1500 (Vijaynagara Empire and Delhi Sultanate) Gorakshanath (11th- to 12th-centuries) Basaveshwara (1134–1196) – founder of Lingayatism Shri Madhvacharya (1238–1317) Gangeśa Upādhyāya () Nimbarka () Mādhava Vidyāranya () Kabir (1440–1518) Vyasatirtha (–1539) Raghunatha Siromani (–1547) — founder of Navya Nyāya philosophy Vallabhacharya (–1531) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (–1534) Ravidas (1450–1520) 1500–1800 (Mughal Empire, Rajput Kingdoms and Marahtha Confederacy Era) Mirabai (1498–1557) Bhakti saint & devotee of Krishna Nanak (–1539) – Bhakti Philosopher, Founder of Sikhism Bhai gurdas :foundation sikh philosophy ,Indian six school interpretation Madhusūdana Sarasvatī (–1640) Vijñānabhikṣu (–1600) – synthesized Vedānta, Sāṃkhya, and Yoga into avibhagādvaita ("indistinguishable non-dualism") Gadadhara Bhattacharya (17th century) – Nyaya philosopher Modern Indian philosophers 1800–1947 (Colonial and Postcolonial Era) Devendranath Tagore (1817–1905) Dayananda Saraswati (1824–1883) founder of arya samaj Sai Baba (1835–1918) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (1836–1886) Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya (1875–1949) Phenomenology Narayana Guru (1856–1928) Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) Brajendranath Seal (1864–1938) Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) Sri Aurobindo (1872–1950)