| Author | Date | Keywords | Written works | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yajnavalkya | 1800BC | vedic rituals, neti, neti | Shatapatha Brahmana Brhadaranyaka Upanishad (1800BC) Main Upanishads (pre-C.E.) |
Upanishads are recommended reading |
| Hammurabi | 1760BC | social laws | Code of Hammurabi (1760BC) | Civilisation-founding laws |
| Anaximander | 610-546BC | Apeiron ("the boundless") | On Nature (see Suda) | - |
| Siddhartha Gautama | 563-483 BC | Bodhi | Amitabha Sutra (?500) Shurangama Sutra (?490) |
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| Confucius | 551-479BC | social morality, golden rule | Analects Doctrine of the Mean Great Learning |
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