| Date: | SANKHYA | ADVAITA VEDANTA | GRAMMARIANS | MIMAMSA | ||
| 5th c.? | (and Yoga) | (Ekadandi ascetics:) | Bhartrhari | (Bhattas:) | ||
| 6th c.? | Gaudapada? | Gaudapada | ||||
| 7th c.? | [Govinda] | Kumarila | ||||
| 7th/8th c.? | Sankara? | Mandana Misra | Sankara | Mandana Misra | Mandana Misra | |
| early 8th c.? | Padmapada | Suresvara (=Mandana Misra?) |
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| late 10th c. | Vacaspati Misra | Vacaspati Misra | Prakasatman | Helaraja | Vacaspati Misra | |
| Bhamati School | Vivarana School | |||||