Indian philosopher
C5860
concept
An Indian philosopher is a thinker who engages with and contributes to the rich traditions of Indian thought—such as Vedanta, Buddhism, Jainism, Nyaya, and others—by exploring fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, ethics, and liberation.
All labels observed (39)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian philosopher canonical | 39 |
| Indian Buddhist philosopher | 8 |
| ancient Indian sage | 8 |
| ancient Indian philosopher | 7 |
| Dvaita Vedanta philosopher | 5 |
| Advaita Vedanta scholar | 4 |
| Nyaya philosopher | 4 |
| ancient Indian scholar | 4 |
| Sri Vaishnava scholar | 3 |
| Vedic scholar | 3 |
| Dvaita Vedanta scholar | 2 |
| Kashmiri Shaiva philosopher | 2 |
| Mimamsa scholar | 2 |
| Tamil philosopher | 2 |
| Upanishadic figure | 2 |
| 11th-century Indian philosopher | 1 |
| 18th-century Indian philosopher | 1 |
| 5th-century Indian scholar | 1 |
| 9th-century Indian philosopher | 1 |
| Indian logician | 1 |
| Indian religious scholar | 1 |
| Jain polymath | 1 |
| Kashmiri philosopher | 1 |
| Mahayana Buddhist philosopher | 1 |
| Mīmāṃsā scholar | 1 |
| Navya-Nyaya philosopher | 1 |
| Navya-Nyāya scholar | 1 |
| Pratyabhijñā thinker | 1 |
| Samkhya philosopher | 1 |
| Trika philosopher | 1 |
| Upanishadic philosopher | 1 |
| Vaisheshika philosopher | 1 |
| Vedic philosopher | 1 |
| Vedānta philosopher | 1 |
| Vishishtadvaita Vedanta philosopher | 1 |
| Yoga philosopher | 1 |
| ancient Indian scientist | 1 |
| medieval Indian philosopher | 1 |
| medieval Indian scholar | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Input
Class: Indian philosopher
Generated description
An Indian philosopher is a thinker who engages with and contributes to the rich traditions of Indian thought—such as Vedanta, Buddhism, Jainism, Nyaya, and others—by exploring fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, ethics, and liberation.
Instances (90)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Katyayana | ancient Indian sage |
| Kanabhuk | ancient Indian philosopher |
| Prabhakara | — |
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Vākyapadīya is divided into kāṇḍas (books) such as Brahma-kāṇḍa, Vākya-kāṇḍa, and Prakīrṇaka-kāṇḍa
surface form:
Bhartṛhari
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| Mathuranatha Tarkavagisa | — |
| Kshemaraja | Kashmiri philosopher |
| Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji | Advaita Vedanta scholar |
| Basava | — |
| Basavanna | — |
| Vālmīki | ancient Indian sage |
| Meykandar | Tamil philosopher |
| Purnaprajna | — |
| Gārgī Vācaknavī | Vedic philosopher |
| Uddālaka Āruṇi | Upanishadic philosopher |
| Maitreyi | Upanishadic figure |
| Bhāskara | Vedānta philosopher |
| Vidyāraṇya | Advaita Vedanta scholar |
| Vyasaraja | Dvaita Vedanta philosopher |
| Anandatirtha | — |
| Satyakāma Jābāla | Upanishadic figure |
| Guru Nanak | — |
| S. R. Bhatt | — |
| Kallaṭa | Kashmiri Shaiva philosopher |
| Vedanta Desika | Vishishtadvaita Vedanta philosopher |
| Vadiraja Tirtha | Dvaita Vedanta scholar |
| Hemachandra | Jain polymath |
| Bimal Krishna Matilal | — |
| Candrakīrti | Indian Buddhist philosopher |
| Bhāviveka | Indian Buddhist philosopher |
| Śāntideva | — |
| Raghavendra Swami | Dvaita Vedanta philosopher |
| Āryadeva | Indian Buddhist philosopher |
| Buddhapālita | Indian Buddhist philosopher |
| Śāntarakṣita | Indian Buddhist philosopher |
| Vararuci | ancient Indian scholar |
| Asanga | — |
| Vasubandhu | — |
| Shantarakshita | — |
| Asaṅga | — |
| Sthiramati | — |