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Greatest ancient philosophers of the East — Yourlist

|RankingsGreatest ancient philosophers of the East

Greatest ancient philosophers of the East

a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order

Wisdom's other river.

What counts: Seeded with approximate figures where shown — the crowd's votes decide the order.

Laozi▲ Rising
Era: 500s BC
added by IJR
75
Buddha▲ Rising
Era: 500s BC
added by IJRin 2 rankings
47
Confucius▲ Rising
Era: 500s BC
added by IJRin 3 rankings
45
Mencius▲ Rising
Era: 300s BC
added by IJR
26
Sun Tzu▲ Rising
Era: 500s BC
added by IJRin 3 rankings
20
Nagarjuna
Era: 100s
added by IJR
-1
Zhuangzi▼ Falling
Era: 300s BC
added by IJR
-24
Han Feizi▼ Falling
Era: 200s BC
added by IJR
-29

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GGrace Vasquez3d
Voted — and the gap between #1 and #2 should be bigger.
OOwen HaddadJul 28, 2026
The crowd is sleeping on the bottom half of this list.
QQuinn Kowalski5d
This order is closer to right than any editor would've gotten.
PPablo Rossi5d
Exactly the kind of argument the internet was built for.