Top 100 name of Sanatan Dharma Acharya
Here is a list of 100 renowned Acharyas (Spiritual Teachers) of Sanatan Dharma (Hinduism) from ancient to modern times:
Courtesy: Acharya Prashant
Ancient & Classical Acharyas
- Adi Shankaracharya (Advaita Vedanta)
- Ramanujacharya (Vishishtadvaita Vedanta)
- Madhvacharya (Dvaita Vedanta)
- Vallabhacharya (Shuddhadvaita Vedanta)
- Nimbarkacharya (Dvaitadvaita Vedanta)
- Bhaskaracharya (Astrology & Mathematics)
- Satyabhijnanashram Swami (Advaita Vedanta)
- Vidyaranya Swami (Advaita & Vijayanagar Empire Minister)
- Bhagavatpada Gaudapadacharya (Guru of Adi Shankaracharya)
- Swami Chandrasekhara Bharati (Sringeri Math)
- Swami Sivananda Saraswati (Divine Life Society)
- Swami Vidyaranya (Advaita, Vijayanagar Empire)
- Raghunatha Siromani (Navya-Nyaya School)
- Kumārila Bhaṭṭa (Mimamsa Philosophy)
- Prabhakara Mishra (Mimamsa Philosophy)
- Harsha Vardhana (Philosopher King)
- Vasugupta (Founder of Kashmir Shaivism)
- Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism & Tantra)
- Lakshmana Desika (Advaita Vedanta)
- Jayatirtha (Dvaita Vedanta)
- Vyasatirtha (Dvaita Vedanta)
- Raghavendra Swami (Dvaita Vedanta)
- Shriharsha (Advaita Vedanta & Poetry)
- Shankarananda Saraswati (Advaita Vedanta)
- Bhavabhuti (Advaita & Sanskrit Dramas)
Bhakti Movement Acharyas
- Sant Tulsidas (Ramcharitmanas, Rama Bhakti)
- Sant Surdas (Krishna Bhakti)
- Sant Kabir Das (Nirguna Bhakti)
- Sant Mirabai (Krishna Bhakti)
- Sant Eknath (Bhakti Movement, Marathi Literature)
- Sant Namdev (Varkari Sampradaya)
- Sant Tukaram (Varkari Tradition)
- Guru Nanak Dev (Founder of Sikhism)
- Sant Ramdas (Mentor of Shivaji Maharaj)
- Sant Dnyaneshwar (Bhakti & Jnaneshwari Gita)
- Sant Basaveshwara (Lingayat Tradition)
- Sant Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (Gaudiya Vaishnavism)
- Sant Purandara Dasa (Father of Carnatic Music)
- Sant Vallabha Acharya (Pushtimarg Tradition)
- Sant Narsi Mehta (Gujarati Bhakti Poet)
Courtesy: Acharya Prashant
Vedic & Smriti Acharyas
- Maharishi Vyasa (Mahabharata, Vedas, Puranas)
- Maharishi Valmiki (Ramayana)
- Maharishi Patanjali (Yoga Sutras)
- Maharishi Bharadvaja (Vedic Rishi)
- Maharishi Atri (One of Saptarishis)
- Maharishi Bhrigu (Bhrigu Samhita)
- Maharishi Agastya (Tamil Siddha Tradition)
- Maharishi Vasishtha (Guru of Lord Rama)
- Maharishi Kapila (Samkhya Philosophy)
- Maharishi Gautama (Nyaya Philosophy)
- Maharishi Kanada (Vaisheshika Philosophy)
- Maharishi Jaimini (Mimamsa Philosophy)
- Maharishi Panini (Sanskrit Grammar)
- Maharishi Yajnavalkya (Smriti & Upanishads)
- Maharishi Narada (Bhakti & Devotional Songs)
Modern Acharyas (19th-21st Century)
- Swami Vivekananda (Vedanta Revivalist)
- Swami Dayananda Saraswati (Arya Samaj)
- Swami Chinmayananda (Chinmaya Mission)
- Swami Rama Tirtha (Vedanta & Poetry)
- Swami Krishnananda (Divine Life Society)
- Swami Yogananda Paramahansa (Kriya Yoga)
- Swami Ranganathananda (Ramakrishna Mission)
- Swami Satchidananda (Integral Yoga)
- Swami Narayan (Sahajanand Swami) (Swaminarayan Sampradaya)
- Swami Prabhupada (ISKCON, Gaudiya Vaishnavism)
- Swami Mahesh Yogi (Transcendental Meditation)
- Swami Brahmananda Saraswati (Advaita Vedanta)
- Swami Omkarananda (Advaita Vedanta)
- Swami Tejomayananda (Chinmaya Mission)
- Swami Bhaktivedanta Narayan Maharaj (Gaudiya Vaishnavism)
- Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (Kali Bhakti & Vedanta)
- Sri Aurobindo (Integral Yoga)
- Mata Amritanandamayi (Spiritual Leader)
- Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev (Isha Foundation)
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Art of Living)
Regional Acharyas & Saints
- Thiruvalluvar (Tamil Siddha Poet)
- Avvaiyar (Tamil Poetess)
- Nayanmars (Tamil Shaivite Saints)
- Alvars (Tamil Vaishnavite Saints)
- Vemana (Telugu Saint & Poet)
- Guru Raghavendra Swami (Dvaita Vedanta)
- Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati (Gaudiya Vaishnavism)
- Sri Yukteswar Giri (Kriya Yoga)
- Gajanan Maharaj (Shegaon)
- Samarth Ramdas Swami (Mentor of Shivaji)
- Swami Samarth (Akkalkot Maharaj)
- Shirdi Sai Baba (Spiritual Guru)
- Siddharameshwar Maharaj (Navnath Sampradaya)
- Nisargadatta Maharaj (Advaita Vedanta)
- Raman Maharshi (Jnana Yoga)
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Other Influential Acharyas
- Sri Anandamayi Ma (Spiritual Mother)
- Neem Karoli Baba (Guru of Ram Dass & Steve Jobs)
- Swami Muktananda (Kundalini Yoga)
- Swami Lakshman Joo (Kashmir Shaivism)
- Swami Rama (Himalayan Tradition)
- Yogi Ramsuratkumar (Tamil Siddha)
- Osho (Rajneesh) (Neo-Vedanta)
- Swami Shankaracharya of Kanchi (Chandrasekarendra Saraswati)
- Swami Jayendra Saraswati (Kanchi Math)
- Baba Ramdev (Yoga & Ayurveda)
This list includes philosophers, saints, and spiritual leaders from different traditions of Sanatan Dharma, covering Vedanta, Yoga, Bhakti, Tantra, and Vedic sciences.
