This is a wide-ranging alphabetical 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)
Śīlabhadra (
c. 529–645) He is best known as being an abbot of Nālandā monastery in India, as being an expert on Yogācāra teachings, and for being the personal tutor of the Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang.
Atiśa (
c. 980–1054) 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 (
c. 10th century) he was a very important Hindu logician who attempted to reconcile the views held by the two major schools of logic (
Nyaya and
Vaisheshika).