54.6% of matchups won
317 matchups
Elo 1672
tracked 2025/06/02 → 2026/06/06
mission: Promote self-enquiry and realization · Spirituality and philosophy · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing54%
picked as helping wellbeing
252 matchups
58%
picked as hurting wellbeing
65 matchups
People are split on it.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
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Known for
- Self-realization teachings
- Founded Sri Ramanasramam
- Wrote devotional hymns
- Influenced Western spirituality
- Advanced nondual philosophy
Based on 317 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/06/06. Full rankings ·
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