Hinduism_ A Christian Heresy

Hinduism: What Really Happened in India – M. M. Ninan 149
Revival Attempts
We now look at the locations of the various schools of theologies to
demonstrate that they fall exactly over the route of Thomas. We will
look at the doctrines of major schools of theology in detail in a separate
chapter.
The culmination of Upanishadic teachings actually came in by the 7 th to
10 th C AD when these were really crystallized.
Though each of the schools of Vedanta claim heritage from Godhead
himself and claims its parampara through rshi tradition to manava
parampara, the real exposition are found only in the Acharyas who lived
in the period later than 7 th c AD. Here are the founders of the Theistic
schools of Vedanta and their approximate times. Detailed studies of the
major Philosophies are given in the coming chapter.
Sankara 788 –820 Advaita – Monism (Born in Kaladi, Kerala
Ramanuja 1017-1137 Visistadvaita the Modified Non-dualist
school. (Ramanuja (also known as Ilaya Perumal)
Madhva (Ananda Tirtha) 1197-1273 Dvaita the Dualist school.
Nimbarka late 13 th centuary - dvaitAdaita school of thinking; dvaita
is duality and advaita is non-duality.
Vallabha 1478-1530 Shudda Advaita- the Pure Advaita school
Caitanya 1485-1533 : AcintyaBhedabheda - Incomprehensible
Distinction-Non-distinctionism.
Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana - 18 th centuary
siddhanta.
Gaudiya Vaishanva
Here is the Geographical settings of these teachers.