▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁where ▁he ▁formed ▁the ▁V ed anta ▁Society . ▁ ▁Roy , ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁and ▁V ive kan anda ▁were ▁all ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁H indu ▁school ▁of ▁Adv ait a ▁V ed anta , ▁which ▁they ▁saw ▁as ▁the ▁exempl ification ▁of ▁a ▁Universal ist ▁H indu ▁religios ity . ▁ ▁Trad itional ist ▁School ▁ ▁The ▁Trad itional ist ▁School ▁is ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁ 2 0 th ▁and ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁think ers ▁concerned ▁with ▁what ▁they ▁consider ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁traditional ▁forms ▁of ▁knowledge , ▁both ▁a est h etic ▁and ▁spiritual , ▁within ▁Western ▁society . ▁The ▁principal ▁think ers ▁in ▁this ▁tradition ▁are ▁René ▁Gu én on , ▁An anda ▁Co om ar as w amy ▁and ▁Fr ith j of ▁Sch u on . ▁Other ▁important ▁think ers ▁in ▁this ▁tradition ▁include ▁Tit us ▁Bur ck hardt , ▁Martin ▁L ings , ▁Jean - Louis ▁Mich on , ▁Marco ▁P all is , ▁H ust on ▁Smith , ▁H os sein ▁Nas r , ▁Jean ▁Bor ella , ▁El ém ire ▁Z ol la ▁and ▁Julius ▁E vol a . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Trad itional ist ▁School , ▁orth odox ▁relig ions ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁singular ▁met aph ys ical ▁origin . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Trad itional ist ▁School , ▁the ▁" ph il osoph ia ▁per ennis " ▁design ates ▁a ▁world view ▁that ▁is ▁opposed ▁to ▁the