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Flourished 700 - 799
Subjects Of Study “Mulamadhyamakakarika” • Svātantrika
Candrakīrti
Buddhist scholar
Nagarjuna
Nagarjuna
Buddhist philosopher
Kumarajiva
Buddhist scholar
Dharmakīrti
Indian philosopher
Vasubandhu
Indian Buddhist philosopher
Shinran
Japanese Buddhist philosopher
Ramanuja
Ramanuja
Hindu theologian and philosopher
Muhammad Iqbal
poet and philosopher
Shankara
Shankara
Indian philosopher
Alan Watts
Alan Watts
British-born American writer, philosopher, and lecturer
Ramakrishna
Ramakrishna
Hindu religious leader
Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo
Indian philosopher and yogi
Keshab Chunder Sen
Hindu philosopher and social reformer
Ramana Maharshi
Hindu philosopher
Madhva
Hindu philosopher
J.B.S. Haldane.
J.B.S. Haldane
British geneticist
Watsuji Tetsurō
Japanese philosopher and historian
Debendranath Tagore
Hindu philosopher
Chinmayananda
Indian spiritual thinker
Hemachandra
Jaina author

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