جیمینی
Sign in to saveJaimini was an ancient Indian scholar who founded the Mīmāṃsā school of Hindu philosophy. He is the son of Parāśara and is considered to be a disciple of sage Vyasa. Traditionally attributed to be the author of the Mimamsa Sutras and the Jaimini Sutras, he is estimated to have lived around 4th to 2nd century BCE. Some scholars place him between 250 BCE and 50 CE. His school is considered non-theistic, but emphasizes ritual parts of the Vedas as essential to dharma. Jaimini is known for his studies of the older Vedic rituals.
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Top works
- Jaiminīyasūtrārthasaṅgrahaḥ
- Phalavatī
- The [Mimamsa-sutra with Partha-Sarathi Misra's] Shastradipika
- The Pûrva-mimâṃsâ-sûtras of Jaimini
- Het Jaiminigrhyasūtra
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Key facts
- Philosopher.name
- Jaimini
- Philosopher.birth_date
- ~ 4th to 2nd century BCE
- Philosopher.school_tradition
- Mimamsa
- Philosopher.main_interests
- Ethics Hermeneutics Language Rituals Linguistics
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Image
- Jaimini and the birds.jpg
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