Questions about Purva Mimamsa (पूर्व मीमांसा) or Mimamsa, one of the six Hindu schools of philosophy, based on "Purva Mimamsa Sutra" composed by Rishi Jaimini. The word 'Purva' stands for 'earlier/prior' differentiating it from 'Uttar' Mimamsa which is also known as Vedanta.
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If the Purva Mimamsa school doesn't accept the corporeality of the Devas, then how does it explain their actions?
The Purva Mimamsa school doesn't accept that the names of individuals or gods in the Vedas actually refer to corporeal beings, but are limited to their etymological meaning, as explained in this post. For example, "Pravahani" means "one who carries…
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How do mimamsa school of thought explain this verse?
Taittiriya Upanishad
Ananda Valli of Taittiriya Upanishad shows that Brahman is creator of all:
He wished, may I be many, may I grow forth. He brooded over himself. After he had thus brooded, he created all, whatever there is. Having created all,…
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meaning of aprapta parpako vidhi
I came across the following assertion in an online text- "Aprapta parpako Vidhi". Translated into English, it means, "A Vidhi is that which puts one in a position which ordinarily one is not apt to get into"
I can't understand 'parpako' Is it a…
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What are some differences between Mimamsa (Vedic hermeneutics) and Talmudical hermeneutics?
Hermeneutics is the interpretation of a text, usually religious scriptures. It answers the question, "What is the text saying?" Hindu hermeneutics, called Mimamsa, is entirely based on the authority of the Purva Mimamsa Sutras of Jaimini and…
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Why there are the vedic ritual in Mīmāṃsā school of thought?
https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/a/44487/22556
According to this answer mimamsa preform vedic ritual to attain Moksha but according to both schools God do not play any role unlike dvaita Vedanta there God is karma enforcer.
So why do they preform…
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