Jaimini Sutras
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Jaimini Sutras is an ancient Sanskrit text attributed to the sage Jaimini that forms a foundational work of the Purva Mimamsa school of Hindu philosophy, focusing on Vedic ritual and dharma.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jaimini Sutras canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jaimini Sutras Context triple: [Shabara Svamin, commentaryOn, Jaimini Sutras]
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A.
Jaiminiya Brahmana
Jaiminiya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text of the Samaveda tradition, detailing sacrificial rituals, liturgy, and associated theological interpretations.
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B.
Mulasutras
Mulasutras are foundational Jain canonical texts that outline core doctrines, ethical principles, and monastic disciplines within the Agama literature.
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C.
Brahma Sutras
The Brahma Sutras are a foundational Hindu philosophical text that systematically codifies and interprets the teachings of the Upanishads, forming a core scriptural basis for Vedanta.
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D.
Chedasutras
Chedasutras are a group of Jain canonical texts that primarily detail monastic discipline, rules of conduct, and penance for monks and nuns.
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E.
Baudhayana Dharmasutra
The Baudhayana Dharmasutra is an ancient Sanskrit text of the Dharmasutra genre that outlines social, legal, and religious duties within early Vedic Hindu society.
- 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 Sutras Target entity description: Jaimini Sutras is an ancient Sanskrit text attributed to the sage Jaimini that forms a foundational work of the Purva Mimamsa school of Hindu philosophy, focusing on Vedic ritual and dharma.
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A.
Jaiminiya Brahmana
Jaiminiya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text of the Samaveda tradition, detailing sacrificial rituals, liturgy, and associated theological interpretations.
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B.
Mulasutras
Mulasutras are foundational Jain canonical texts that outline core doctrines, ethical principles, and monastic disciplines within the Agama literature.
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C.
Brahma Sutras
The Brahma Sutras are a foundational Hindu philosophical text that systematically codifies and interprets the teachings of the Upanishads, forming a core scriptural basis for Vedanta.
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D.
Chedasutras
Chedasutras are a group of Jain canonical texts that primarily detail monastic discipline, rules of conduct, and penance for monks and nuns.
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E.
Baudhayana Dharmasutra
The Baudhayana Dharmasutra is an ancient Sanskrit text of the Dharmasutra genre that outlines social, legal, and religious duties within early Vedic Hindu society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosophical text
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Mimamsa text ⓘ Vedic commentary ⓘ |
| associatedWith | orthodox (astika) Hindu philosophy ⓘ |
| attributedTo | sage Jaimini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Jaimini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | foundational text of Purva Mimamsa ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu scriptures
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Indian philosophy literature ⓘ |
| commentarialTradition |
Kumarila Bhatta’s works
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Prabhakara school commentaries ⓘ Shabara Bhashya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
interpretation of Vedic injunctions
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ritual duty ⓘ sacrificial rites ⓘ |
| doctrine |
eternality of the Vedas
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primacy of ritual over knowledge ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
performance of prescribed rites
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ritual correctness ⓘ scriptural injunctions (vidhi) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Vedic ritual
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dharma ⓘ ritual exegesis of the Vedas ⓘ |
| genre | sutra literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Hindu ritual law
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Smriti and Dharmashastra interpretation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hindu theories of dharma
ⓘ
later Mimamsa commentaries ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Purva Mimamsa corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Purva Mimamsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryConcern |
authority of the Vedas
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ritual action (karma) ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
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surface form:
Indian subcontinent
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| rejects | Vedic authorship by a human composer ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Vedanta (as a complementary school) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in most modern editions) ⓘ |
| structure | aphoristic statements (sutras) ⓘ |
| subject |
classification of Vedic sentences
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hermeneutics of Vedic texts ⓘ rules for deriving dharma from scripture ⓘ |
| teaches | that dharma is known only through the Vedas ⓘ |
| timePeriod | ancient India ⓘ |
| tradition | Mimamsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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