Definitions for "Mimamsa"
Keywords:  purva, vedas, jaimini, vedanta, sutra
"Systematic study" of the meaning of the Vedas. The earlier Mimamsa ( Purva-mimamsa), which explains the ritual meaning of the Vedas, was taught by Vyasadeva's disciple Jaimini. The second Mimamsa ( Uttara-mimamsa), which explains the Absolute Truth, was taught in the Vedanta-sutra by Vyasa Himself.
ritualistic form of Vedic philosophy
(from the Sanskrit word for `reflection' or `interpretation') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints on ritual traditions rooted in the Vedas and the Brahmanas as opposed to Vedanta which relies mostly on the Upanishads