PHILOSOPHER

Vyasa

390 BC - 310 BC

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Vyasa (; Sanskrit: व्यास, lit. 'compiler, arranger', IAST: Vyāsa) or Veda Vyasa (Sanskrit: वेदव्यास, lit. 'the one who classified the Vedas', IAST: Vedavyāsa), also known as Krishna Dvaipayana Veda Vyasa (Sanskrit: कृष्णद्वैपायन, IAST: Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana Vedavyāsa), is a rishi (sage) with a prominent role in most Hindu traditions. He is traditionally regarded as the author of the epic Mahābhārata, where he also plays a prominent role as a character. He is also regarded by the Hindu traditions to be the compiler of the mantras of the Vedas into four texts, as well as the author of the eighteen Purāṇas and the Brahma Sutras. Vyasa is regarded by many Hindus as a partial incarnation (Sanskrit: अंशावतार, IAST: Aṃśāvatāra) of Vishnu. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vyasa is the 320th most popular philosopher (down from 226th in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from India (down from 56th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Indian Philosopher.

Vyasa is most famous for being the author of the Mahabharata, an epic poem which is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Vyasa ranks 320 out of 1,267. Before him are Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, Alfred Schütz, Abu Yusuf, Mazdak, Pietro Pomponazzi, and Moritz Schlick. After him are Ari Thorgilsson, Hipparchia of Maroneia, Aenesidemus, Gennadius Scholarius, Cleobulus, and G. E. Moore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 390 BC, Vyasa ranks 3. Before him are Lysippos, and Shang Yang. After him are Lycurgus of Athens, Hieronymus of Cardia, Hakor, Hypereides, Alexander V of Macedon, Peucestas, Tiberius Coruncanius, Manius Curius Dentatus, and Jaimini. Among people deceased in 310 BC, Vyasa ranks 4. Before him are Roxana, Pytheas, and Phryne. After him are Pharnabazus III, Bian Que, Hui Shi, and Nicanor.

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    Roxana

    COMPANION

    347 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 78.55

    Rank: 1

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    Pytheas

    EXPLORER

    380 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 74.06

    Rank: 2

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    Phryne

    MODEL

    371 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 73.16

    Rank: 3

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    Vyasa

    PHILOSOPHER

    390 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 70.22

    Rank: 4

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    Pharnabazus III

    POLITICIAN

    365 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 65.98

    Rank: 5

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    Bian Que

    PHYSICIAN

    401 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 62.93

    Rank: 6

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    Hui Shi

    PHILOSOPHER

    370 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 62.18

    Rank: 7

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    Nicanor

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    400 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 59.70

    Rank: 8

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In India

Among people born in India, Vyasa ranks 112 out of 1,861. Before him are Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I (1671), Satyajit Ray (1921), Dayananda Saraswati (1824), C. R. Rao (1920), Rajiv Gandhi (1944), and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486). After him are Ram Nath Kovind (1945), Pervez Musharraf (1943), Muhammad Azam Shah (1653), Tipu Sultan (1750), Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856), and Baji Rao I (1700).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In India

Among philosophers born in India, Vyasa ranks 15. Before him are Ram Mohan Roy (1772), Kabir (1440), Paramahansa Yogananda (1893), Aśvaghoṣa (80), Sri Aurobindo (1872), and Ramana Maharshi (1879). After him are Abul A'la Maududi (1903), Ramanuja (1017), Chandrakirti (600), Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703), Jyotirao Phule (1827), and Shantideva (685).

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