Jaimini
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Jaimini was an ancient Indian sage and philosopher traditionally credited with founding the Purva Mimamsa school of Hindu philosophy and composing its principal sutras.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jaimini canonical | 2 |
| Prabhākara | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T966740 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jaimini Context triple: [Mimamsa, foundationalTextAuthor, Jaimini]
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A.
Kapila
Kapila is an ancient Indian sage and philosopher traditionally regarded as the founder of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.
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B.
Shankara
Shankara is a revered epithet of the Hindu god Shiva, highlighting his role as a benevolent and auspicious divine benefactor.
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C.
Savyasachi
Savyasachi is a celebrated epithet of the Mahabharata hero Arjuna, highlighting his legendary ambidextrous skill in archery and combat.
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D.
Swami
Swami is a Hindu honorific title denoting a religious teacher or monk who has taken vows of renunciation and spiritual discipline.
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E.
Jagat Gosain
Jagat Gosain was a Mughal empress and Rajput princess, best known as the wife of Emperor Jahangir and the mother of Shah Jahan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jaimini Target entity description: Jaimini was an ancient Indian sage and philosopher traditionally credited with founding the Purva Mimamsa school of Hindu philosophy and composing its principal sutras.
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A.
Kapila
Kapila is an ancient Indian sage and philosopher traditionally regarded as the founder of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.
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B.
Shankara
Shankara is a revered epithet of the Hindu god Shiva, highlighting his role as a benevolent and auspicious divine benefactor.
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C.
Savyasachi
Savyasachi is a celebrated epithet of the Mahabharata hero Arjuna, highlighting his legendary ambidextrous skill in archery and combat.
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D.
Swami
Swami is a Hindu honorific title denoting a religious teacher or monk who has taken vows of renunciation and spiritual discipline.
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E.
Jagat Gosain
Jagat Gosain was a Mughal empress and Rajput princess, best known as the wife of Emperor Jahangir and the mother of Shah Jahan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosopher
ⓘ
Vedic scholar ⓘ ancient Indian sage ⓘ author ⓘ founder of philosophical school ⓘ |
| associatedWith | orthodox Hindu philosophical systems ⓘ |
| associatedWithText | Vedas ⓘ |
| composed |
Purva Mimamsa Sutras
ⓘ
surface form:
Mimamsa Sutras
Purva Mimamsa Sutras ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
hermeneutics of Vedic injunctions
ⓘ
nature of dharma ⓘ ritual duty ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Brahmanical tradition ⓘ |
| emphasized |
authority of the Vedas
ⓘ
dharma as prescribed by Vedic injunctions ⓘ performance of Vedic rituals ⓘ |
| era | pre-common era (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| focusOfPhilosophy |
Vedic ritualism
ⓘ
ritual exegesis of the Vedas ⓘ |
| founderOf |
Prabhakara school
ⓘ
surface form:
Purva Mimamsa school of Hindu philosophy
|
| influenced |
Hindu jurisprudence concepts of dharma
ⓘ
Hindu ritual theory ⓘ later Mimamsa commentators ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| notableFor |
foundational role in Mimamsa school
ⓘ
systematic theory of Vedic ritual ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Purva Mimamsa Sutras
ⓘ
surface form:
Purva Mimamsa
|
| philosophicalTradition |
Astika
ⓘ
Vedic ⓘ |
| principalWork |
Purva Mimamsa Sutras
ⓘ
surface form:
Mimamsa Sutras
Purva Mimamsa Sutras ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| schoolBelongsTo |
Mimamsa
ⓘ
Purva Mimamsa Sutras ⓘ
surface form:
Purva Mimamsa
|
| scripturalBasis |
Āraṇyaka
ⓘ
surface form:
Aranyakas of the Vedas
Brahmanas ⓘ
surface form:
Brahmanas of the Vedas
Rigveda ⓘ
surface form:
Samhitas of the Vedas
|
| subjectOfCommentariesBy |
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa
ⓘ
surface form:
Kumarila Bhatta
Prabhakara ⓘ Shabara ⓘ |
| teacherOf | traditionally attributed disciples in Mimamsa lineage ⓘ |
| textStyle | sutra ⓘ |
| traditionallyCreditedWithFounding |
Purva Mimamsa Sutras
ⓘ
surface form:
Purva Mimamsa
|
| traditionallyDatedTo | ancient India ⓘ |
| viewOnLiberation | primary focus on dharma rather than moksha ⓘ |
| viewOnVedas | Vedas are eternal and authorless (apaurusheya) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jaimini Description of subject: Jaimini was an ancient Indian sage and philosopher traditionally credited with founding the Purva Mimamsa school of Hindu philosophy and composing its principal sutras.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Prabhākara