Timeline of Eastern philosophers


Timeline of Eastern | Western philosophers

This is a wide-ranging chronological list of philosophers from the Eastern traditions of philosophy, with special interest in Indo-Chinese philosophy. The list stops at the year 1950, after which philosophers fall into the category of contemporary philosophy.

Chinese philosophers

Ancient Chinese philosophers

Before 256 BCE (until the end of the [Zhou dynasty])

221 BCE–220 CE (Qin">Qin dynasty">Qin, Han">Han dynasty">Han and Xin">Xin dynasty">Xin dynasties)

220 CE–907 CE ([Three Kingdoms] period to [Tang dynasty])

907–1368 ([Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period] to [Yuan dynasty])

1368–1912 (Ming">Ming dynasty">Ming and Qing">Qing dynasty">Qing dynasties)

Modern Chinese philosophers

1912–1950

Indian philosophers

Ancient Indian philosophers

Early Vedic age 1500-800 BCE (Saptarishi)

Late Vedic age 800–400 BCE (Sectarianism)

321–184 BCE (Maurya Empire)

184 BCE–100 CE (Early Middle Kingdoms Begin—The Golden Age)

100–300 (Cholas, Cheras, Pandavas and Kushan Empire)

300–550 (Gupta Empire)

600–900 (Late Middle Kingdoms—The Classical Age)

900–1100 (The Islamic Sultanates)

  • Abhinavagupta
  • Atiśa He was one of the major figures in the spread of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism in Asia and inspired Buddhist thought from Tibet to Sumatra
  • Udayana he was a very important Hindu logician who attempted to reconcile the views held by the two major schools of logic.
  • Ramanuja – founder of Vishishtadvaita or Qualified Non-dualism

1100–1500 (Vijaynagara Empire and Delhi Sultanate)

1500–1800 (Mughal Empire, Rajput Kingdoms and Marahtha Confederacy Era)

Modern Indian philosophers

1800–1947 (Colonial and Postcolonial Era)

Japanese philosophers

Ancient Japanese philosophers

Until 1185 CE (until the end of the [Heian period])

1185–1333 ([Kamakura period])

1333–1867 ([Muromachi period] to [Edo period])

Modern Japanese philosophers

1867–1950

Korean philosophers

Ancient Korean philosophers

Until 676 CE (until the end of the Three Kingdoms period">Three Kingdoms of Korea">Three Kingdoms period)

  • Seungrang

676–935 ([Unified Silla period])

935–1392 ([Goryeo period])

1392–1910 ([Joseon period])

Modern Korean philosophers

1910–1950

Tibetan philosophers