Mimamsa is a Sanskrit word that means "reflection" or "critical investigation" and thus refers to a tradition of contemplation which reflected on the meanings of certain Vedic texts.
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10 Facts About Mimamsa
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The Mimamsa school was foundational and influential for the vedantic schools, which were known as Uttara-Mimamsa for their focus on the "later" portions of the Vedas, the Upanisads.
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Mimamsa, romanized Mimansa or Mimamsa, means "reflection, consideration, profound thought, investigation, examination, discussion" in Sanskrit.
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Between the Samhitas and Brahmanas, the Mimamsa school places greater emphasis to the Brahmanas - the part of Vedas that is a commentary on Vedic rituals.
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The sub-school of Mimamsa recognizes one additional sixth, namely anuapalabdhi, just like Advaita Vedanta school of Hinduism.
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Mimamsa theorists decided that the evidence allegedly proving the existence of God was insufficient.
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Mimamsa argues that the Gods named in the Vedas have no existence apart from the mantras that speak their names.
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Purva Mimamsa school held dharma to be equivalent to following the prescriptions of the Samhitas and their Brahmana commentaries relating the correct performance of Vedic rituals.
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Emphasis of Yajnic Karmakandas in Purva Mimamsa is erroneously interpreted by some to be an opposition to Jnanakanda of Vedanta and Upanisads.
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Mimamsa's is an independent work of this school and the is a brief explanation of the.
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