Ślokavārttika
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Ślokavārttika is a foundational Sanskrit philosophical treatise of the Mīmāṃsā school, offering an extensive verse commentary and defense of Vedic ritualism and epistemology.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ślokavārttika canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ślokavārttika Context triple: [Kumārila Bhaṭṭa, mainWork, Ślokavārttika]
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Vedartha Sangraha
Vedartha Sangraha is a foundational Vedantic treatise by the philosopher-theologian Ramanujacharya that systematically presents and defends the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) interpretation of the Upanishads.
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Tattvasamasa
Tattvasamasa is a concise classical text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy that systematically outlines its fundamental metaphysical principles and categories (tattvas).
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Culikasutras
Culikasutras are a set of Jain Āgama scriptures that form part of the canonical religious literature of Jainism.
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Samkhyakarika
Samkhyakarika is an early foundational text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy, presenting its dualistic metaphysics and theory of liberation in concise verse form.
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Tattva Prakasika
Tattva Prakasika is a traditional philosophical commentary in the Dvaita Vedanta school that elaborates and clarifies key metaphysical doctrines.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ślokavārttika Target entity description: Ślokavārttika is a foundational Sanskrit philosophical treatise of the Mīmāṃsā school, offering an extensive verse commentary and defense of Vedic ritualism and epistemology.
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A.
Vedartha Sangraha
Vedartha Sangraha is a foundational Vedantic treatise by the philosopher-theologian Ramanujacharya that systematically presents and defends the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) interpretation of the Upanishads.
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B.
Tattvasamasa
Tattvasamasa is a concise classical text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy that systematically outlines its fundamental metaphysical principles and categories (tattvas).
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C.
Culikasutras
Culikasutras are a set of Jain Āgama scriptures that form part of the canonical religious literature of Jainism.
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D.
Samkhyakarika
Samkhyakarika is an early foundational text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy, presenting its dualistic metaphysics and theory of liberation in concise verse form.
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E.
Tattva Prakasika
Tattva Prakasika is a traditional philosophical commentary in the Dvaita Vedanta school that elaborates and clarifies key metaphysical doctrines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mīmāṃsā text
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Sanskrit philosophical treatise ⓘ commentary ⓘ |
| aim |
refutation of rival schools
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systematic defense of Mīmāṃsā doctrine ⓘ |
| associatedWith | classical Indian philosophy ⓘ |
| author | Kumārila Bhaṭṭa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commentaryOn |
Mīmāṃsā-sūtra of Jaimini
NERFINISHED
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Śabara-bhāṣya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
Buddhist denial of a permanent self
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Buddhist epistemology ⓘ Buddhist theory of apoha (exclusion) ⓘ Buddhist theory of momentariness ⓘ |
| defends |
eternality of the Veda
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ritual action as central to dharma ⓘ self-sufficiency of Vedic authority ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Vedic ritualism
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epistemology ⓘ hermeneutics ⓘ |
| form | metrical verse ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| influenced |
Nyāya epistemology debates
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later Mīmāṃsā authors ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Vedic injunction as source of obligation
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dharma as known through Veda ⓘ intrinsic validity of cognition (svataḥ-prāmāṇya) ⓘ relation between language and reality ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meter | classical Sanskrit metrical forms ⓘ |
| period | early medieval India ⓘ |
| philosophicalDomain |
philosophy of language
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philosophy of religion ⓘ theory of knowledge ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Mīmāṃsā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
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surface form:
Indian subcontinent
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| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Tantravārttika
NERFINISHED
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Ṭupṭīkā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism ⓘ |
| structure | organized as verses with auto-commentarial elements ⓘ |
| studiedBy | scholars of Indian philosophy ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Sanskrit intellectual traditions ⓘ |
| subject |
authority of the Veda
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prohibitions (niṣedha) ⓘ relation between word and meaning ⓘ ritual injunctions (vidhi) ⓘ valid means of knowledge (pramāṇa) ⓘ |
| subSchool | Bhāṭṭa Mīmāṃsā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textType | śāstra ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional Mīmāṃsā pedagogy ⓘ |
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