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Eastern Spiritual Figures
Key individuals (leaders, teachers, philosophers, and saints—both historical and contemporary) who have significantly influenced the dissemination of Eastern Wisdom
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Ancient & Classical Figures
Buddhist Lamas & Teachers
Medieval & Early Modern Figures
Modern & Contemporary Figures
Other Eastern Philosophers & Saints
Prominent Yoga & Advaita Teachers
Sant Tukaram
Bhakti movement poet-saint
Medieval & Early Modern Figures
Ramanuja
Proponent of Vishishtadvaita Vedanta
Medieval & Early Modern Figures
Madhvacharya
Proponent of Dvaita Vedanta
Medieval & Early Modern Figures
Vallabhacharya
Founder of Pushti Marg Vaishnavism
Medieval & Early Modern Figures
Sri Ramakrishna
Mystic and teacher
Medieval & Early Modern Figures
Swami Vivekananda
Disciple of Ramakrishna, Vedanta revivalist
Medieval & Early Modern Figures
Swami Sivananda
Founder of Divine Life Society
Medieval & Early Modern Figures
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Hindu mystic
Medieval & Early Modern Figures
Paramahansa Yogananda
Author of Autobiography of a Yogi
Medieval & Early Modern Figures
Anandamayi Ma
Hindu saint and mystic
Medieval & Early Modern Figures
Neem Karoli Baba
Indian guru associated with Bhakti yoga
Medieval & Early Modern Figures
Shirdi Sai Baba
Spiritual teacher, revered by Hindus and Muslims
Medieval & Early Modern Figures
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Contemporary spiritual teacher
Medieval & Early Modern Figures
Sri Aurobindo
Indian philosopher and yogi
Medieval & Early Modern Figures
The Mother (Mirra Alfassa)
Spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo
Medieval & Early Modern Figures
Swami Chinmayananda
Founder of Chinmaya Mission
Medieval & Early Modern Figures
Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso)
Tibetan spiritual leader
Modern & Contemporary Figures
Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Zen master
Modern & Contemporary Figures
Pema Chödrön
Tibetan Buddhist nun and teacher
Modern & Contemporary Figures
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Founder of Transcendental Meditation
Modern & Contemporary Figures
Osho (Rajneesh)
Spiritual teacher and philosopher
Modern & Contemporary Figures
Radhanath Swami
ISKCON leader and teacher
Modern & Contemporary Figures
Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi)
Hugging saint
Modern & Contemporary Figures
Swami Prabhupada
Founder of ISKCON
Modern & Contemporary Figures