Sage Jaimini: The Founder of Purva Mimamsa
Sage Jaimini is the founder of the Purva Mimamsa school, honoured for his rigorous inquiry into dharma and the right interpretation of the Vedas.
Sage Kanada: The Founder of Vaisheshika Philosophy
Sage Kanada is the founder of the Vaisheshika school, remembered for an early and remarkable analysis of nature, the categories of reality, and the idea of indivisible atoms.
Madhvacharya: The Acharya of Dvaita Vedanta
Madhvacharya is the great teacher of Dvaita Vedanta, who emphasised the eternal distinction between the individual soul and God and a path of wholehearted devotion.
Sage Kapila: The Founder of Samkhya Philosophy
Sage Kapila is traditionally honoured as the founder of Samkhya, one of the oldest systems of Indian philosophy, with its profound analysis of consciousness and nature.
Ramanujacharya: The Great Teacher of Vishishtadvaita
Ramanujacharya is the great acharya of Vishishtadvaita Vedanta, who united loving devotion with rigorous philosophy and is honoured for his inclusive, compassionate vision.
Adi Shankaracharya — The Philosopher Who Renewed Hinduism
Adi Shankaracharya was an 8th-century sage, philosopher, and reformer who consolidated Advaita Vedanta, traversed all of India in debate, composed hundreds
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: A Complete Guide to the 196 Aphorisms of Classical Yoga
A comprehensive reference on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali — the 196 aphorisms that form the philosophical foundation of Classical Yoga. Covers who Patanjali was, the four chapters, the eight limbs of Ashtanga Yoga in full, the five kleshas, Samadhi and Kaivalya, the Samyama siddhis, the commentary tradition from Vyasa to Vivekananda, and the Sutras’ relationship to modern yoga practice.