Mīmāṃsā school
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The Mīmāṃsā school is an orthodox Hindu philosophical tradition best known for its rigorous analysis of Vedic ritual, language, and epistemology, especially its influential theories of knowledge and scriptural authority.
All labels observed (1)
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| Mīmāṃsā school canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Mīmāṃsā school Context triple: [pramāṇa theory, studiedInSchool, Mīmāṃsā school]
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Prabhakara school
The Prabhakara school is a major subtradition of the Mimamsa branch of Hindu philosophy, known for its distinctive theories of language, epistemology, and Vedic ritual exegesis.
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Nyaya school
The Nyaya school is an orthodox Hindu philosophical tradition best known for its rigorous system of logic and epistemology used to analyze reality and support theism.
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Kātantra school
The Kātantra school is an ancient Indian grammatical tradition that offers a simplified and more practical alternative to Pāṇini’s complex system of Sanskrit grammar.
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Cāndra school
The Cāndra school is a traditional grammatical school within the Sanskrit vyākaraṇa tradition, known for its alternative system of grammatical analysis distinct from Pāṇini’s.
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E.
Cārvāka
Cārvāka is an ancient Indian materialist and skeptical philosophical school that rejects the authority of the Vedas, denies an afterlife, and upholds direct perception as the only valid source of knowledge.
- 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: Mīmāṃsā school Target entity description: The Mīmāṃsā school is an orthodox Hindu philosophical tradition best known for its rigorous analysis of Vedic ritual, language, and epistemology, especially its influential theories of knowledge and scriptural authority.
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A.
Prabhakara school
The Prabhakara school is a major subtradition of the Mimamsa branch of Hindu philosophy, known for its distinctive theories of language, epistemology, and Vedic ritual exegesis.
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B.
Nyaya school
The Nyaya school is an orthodox Hindu philosophical tradition best known for its rigorous system of logic and epistemology used to analyze reality and support theism.
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C.
Kātantra school
The Kātantra school is an ancient Indian grammatical tradition that offers a simplified and more practical alternative to Pāṇini’s complex system of Sanskrit grammar.
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D.
Cāndra school
The Cāndra school is a traditional grammatical school within the Sanskrit vyākaraṇa tradition, known for its alternative system of grammatical analysis distinct from Pāṇini’s.
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E.
Cārvāka
Cārvāka is an ancient Indian materialist and skeptical philosophical school that rejects the authority of the Vedas, denies an afterlife, and upholds direct perception as the only valid source of knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosophical school
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Vedic philosophical tradition ⓘ āstika school ⓘ |
| accepts |
Vedas as supreme pramāṇa in matters of dharma
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comparison (upamāna) as a pramāṇa ⓘ inference (anumāna) as a pramāṇa ⓘ multiple pramāṇas ⓘ non-cognition (anupalabdhi) as a pramāṇa in some sub-schools ⓘ perception (pratyakṣa) as a pramāṇa ⓘ postulation (arthāpatti) as a pramāṇa ⓘ verbal testimony (śabda) as a pramāṇa ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
correct performance of Vedic ritual
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realization of dharma through action ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pūrva Mīmāṃsā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commentarialTraditionIncludes |
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa’s works
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Prabhākara’s works ⓘ Śabara-bhāṣya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Buddhist rejection of Vedic authority
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Cārvāka materialism ⓘ |
| developsTheoryOf |
Vedic injunctions (vidhi)
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knowledge (pramā) ⓘ linguistic meaning ⓘ means of knowledge (pramāṇa) ⓘ prescriptive language ⓘ sentence meaning ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Vedānta (Uttara Mīmāṃsā) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dividedInto |
Pūrva Mīmāṃsā
NERFINISHED
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Uttara Mīmāṃsā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
authority of the Vedas
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duty (dharma) ⓘ ritual action (karma) ⓘ scriptural interpretation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Vedic ritual
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epistemology ⓘ exegesis of the Vedas ⓘ hermeneutics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| foundationalTextBy | Jaimini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubSchool |
Bhāṭṭa Mīmāṃsā
NERFINISHED
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Prābhākara Mīmāṃsā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hindu ritual theory
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Indian epistemology ⓘ Indian theories of meaning ⓘ Vedānta school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryTexts | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorText | Mīmāṃsā Sūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regards |
Vedas as authorless (apauruṣeya)
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Vedas as eternal ⓘ Vedic ritual as primary means to attain dharma ⓘ dharma as known only through the Vedas ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionOf | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | developed in late Vedic and early classical Indian period ⓘ |
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