Tantravārttika
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Tantravārttika is a foundational Sanskrit commentary on Jaimini’s Mīmāṃsā Sūtras that systematically develops the ritualistic and epistemological doctrines of the Pūrvamīmāṃsā school.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosophical text
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Mīmāṃsā text ⓘ Sanskrit commentary ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
defend the autonomy of Vedic ritual practice
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systematize Jaimini’s Mīmāṃsā Sūtras ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosophicalSchool |
Bhāṭṭa Mīmāṃsā
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Pūrvamīmāṃsā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | foundational text for Bhāṭṭa Mīmāṃsā ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Prabhākara Mīmāṃsakas
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Vedānta authors ⓘ |
| commentaryOn |
Jaimini’s Mīmāṃsā Sūtras
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Mīmāṃsā Sūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dealsWith |
classification of Vedic sentences
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concept of apūrva ⓘ interpretation of conflicting Vedic texts ⓘ relation between word and meaning ⓘ ritual performance and its results ⓘ theory of injunction (vidhi) ⓘ |
| developsDoctrine |
epistemological doctrines of Pūrvamīmāṃsā
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ritualistic doctrines of Pūrvamīmāṃsā ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Vedic exegesis
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Vedic ritual ⓘ epistemology ⓘ hermeneutics ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Kumārila Bhaṭṭa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical Hindu jurisprudence (dharmaśāstra)
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later Mīmāṃsā commentators ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf | Kumārila’s Mīmāṃsā trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | early medieval India ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Ślokavārttika
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Ṭupṭīkā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Devanāgarī (in most modern editions) ⓘ |
| subject |
authority of the Veda
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interpretation of Vedic injunctions ⓘ means of valid knowledge (pramāṇa) ⓘ nature of dharma ⓘ |
| textType | vārttika ⓘ |
| tradition | orthodox Brahmanical tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional Mīmāṃsā pedagogy ⓘ |
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