Mimamsa
noun
Mi·mam·sa
mēˈmäⁿsə
plural -s
: an orthodox Hindu philosophy concerned with the interpretation of Vedic texts and literature and comprising one part dealing with the earlier writings concerned with right practice and another part dealing with the later writings concerned with right thought
called also respectively Purva Mimamsa, Uttara Mimamsa
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“Mimamsa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mimamsa. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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