Mimamsa
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Mimamsa is an orthodox Hindu philosophical school that emphasizes the ritualistic interpretation of the Vedas and the primacy of dharma as revealed through sacred scripture.
Observed surface forms (7)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mīmāṃsā | 3 |
| Karma Mimamsa | 1 |
| Mimamsa Sutra | 1 |
| Mīmāṃsā Sūtra | 1 |
| Purva Mimamsa | 1 |
| Pūrva Mīmāṃsā | 1 |
| Śrauta | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosophical school
ⓘ
Vedic school ⓘ astika school of Indian philosophy ⓘ orthodox Hindu school ⓘ |
| acceptsPramana |
comparison (upamāna)
ⓘ
inference (anumāna) ⓘ non-cognition (anupalabdhi) ⓘ perception (pratyakṣa) ⓘ presumption (arthāpatti) ⓘ verbal testimony (śabda) ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
correct interpretation of Vedic ritual
ⓘ
establishing duties prescribed by scripture ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Mimamsa
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mimamsa Sutra
|
| centralConcept |
Vedic injunction (vidhi)
ⓘ
apūrva ⓘ arthavāda ⓘ dharma ⓘ pramāṇa (means of knowledge) ⓘ ritual duty ⓘ sacrifice (yajña) ⓘ śabda (verbal testimony) ⓘ |
| considersSourceOfDharma |
Vedic injunctions
ⓘ
Vedic scripture ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Nyaya
ⓘ
Samkhya ⓘ Vedanta ⓘ |
| denies | a personal creator God as necessary for Vedic authority ⓘ |
| developedIn | ancient India ⓘ |
| emphasizes | primacy of dharma ⓘ |
| focusesOn | ritualistic interpretation of the Vedas ⓘ |
| foundationalTextAuthor | Jaimini ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mimamsa
ⓘ
surface form:
Karma Mimamsa
Mimamsa ⓘ
surface form:
Mīmāṃsā
Mimamsa ⓘ
surface form:
Purva Mimamsa
Mimamsa ⓘ
surface form:
Pūrva Mīmāṃsā
|
| hasCommentaryBy | Shabara ⓘ |
| hasSubSchool |
Bhatta school
ⓘ
Prabhakara school ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Vedic period ⓘ |
| holds | that dharma is known only through scripture, not perception ⓘ |
| importantTeacher |
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa
ⓘ
Jaimini ⓘ
surface form:
Prabhākara
Shabara Svamin ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hindu law and dharmaśāstra
ⓘ
Hindu ritual practice ⓘ Vedanta hermeneutics ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf | six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy ⓘ |
| placesAboveOtherPramanas | Vedic verbal testimony ⓘ |
| primaryConcern | orthopraxy rather than metaphysics ⓘ |
| regardsAsAuthority | Vedas ⓘ |
| regardsAsAuthorless | Vedas ⓘ |
| regardsAsEternal | Vedas ⓘ |
| teaches | that performance of prescribed rituals yields unseen results (apūrva) ⓘ |
| usesDiscipline |
hermeneutics
ⓘ
linguistic analysis ⓘ logic ⓘ |
| viewsVedasAs |
impersonal revelation
ⓘ
self-validating ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mimamsa Sutra
this entity surface form:
Śrauta
this entity surface form:
Mīmāṃsā
this entity surface form:
Purva Mimamsa
this entity surface form:
Pūrva Mīmāṃsā
this entity surface form:
Karma Mimamsa
this entity surface form:
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra
this entity surface form:
Mīmāṃsā
this entity surface form:
Mīmāṃsā