The Prominent Vedanta Scholars

Adi Shankara is widely regarded as the founder of the Advaita Vedanta school of thought, which emphasizes the non-dual nature of reality and the identity of the individual soul with the universal Brahman.

Adi Shankara's commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, known as the 'Bhagavad Gita Bhashya', is considered a foundational text in the Advaita Vedanta tradition.

Ramanuja is the founder of the Vishishtadvaita Vedanta school of thought, which posits that the individual soul and the universe are distinct from Brahman but are dependent on it for their existence.

Adi Shankara's commentary on the Brahma Sutras, known as the 'Brahma Sutra Bhashya', is a seminal text in the Advaita Vedanta tradition.

Madhvacharya is the founder of the Dvaita Vedanta school of thought, which emphasizes the dual nature of reality and the distinctness of the individual soul from Brahman.

Vallabhacharya's commentary on the Bhagavata Purana, known as the 'Bhagavata Purana Bhashya', is a significant text in the Pushtimarg tradition of Vaishnavism.

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is the founder of the Achintya Bheda Abheda Vedanta school of thought, which emphasizes the simultaneous unity and difference between the individual soul and Brahman.

Adi Shankara's commentary on the Upanishads, known as the 'Upanishad Bhashya', is a foundational text in the Advaita Vedanta tradition.

Nimbarka is the founder of the Nimbarka Sampradaya of Vaishnavism, which emphasizes the dual nature of reality and the distinctness of the individual soul from Brahman.

Ramanuja's commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, known as the 'Gita Bhashya', is a significant text in the Vishishtadvaita Vedanta tradition.

Vallabhacharya is the founder of the Suddhadvaita Vedanta school of thought, which emphasizes the pure non-dual nature of reality and the identity of the individual soul with Brahman.

Ramanuja's commentary on the Brahma Sutras, known as the 'Brahma Sutra Bhashya', is a significant text in the Vishishtadvaita Vedanta tradition.

Baladeva Vidyabhusana is the founder of the Bhedabheda Vedanta school of thought, which emphasizes the simultaneous unity and difference between the individual soul and Brahman.

Jayadeva Gosvami's commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, known as the 'Gita Govinda Bhashya', is a significant text in the Vaishnava tradition.

Prabhupada is the founder of the Sat-Chit-Ananda Vedanta school of thought, which emphasizes the blissful nature of reality and the identity of the individual soul with Brahman.