Jaimini
Jaimini
Founder of Purva Mimamsa — the most rigorous analysis of Vedic ritual
Jaimini systematised the Samaveda tradition and founded Purva Mimamsa — the philosophical school that analyses the eternal validity of the Vedas and the nature of dharmic duty. His Mimamsa Sutras remain the most thorough examination of Vedic ritual obligation ever composed.
Key compositions
2,745 sutras — the most systematic defence of the eternality and authority of the Vedas ever composed.
A version of the Mahabharata composed by Jaimini from the Samaveda perspective.
A key verse
चोदना लक्षणोऽर्थो धर्मः ॥
Dharma is that whose character is the injunction of the Vedas.
Mimamsa Sutra 1.1.2 — the foundational definition of dharma in the Mimamsa school
Lineage & disciples
Lineage / Gotra
Disciple of Veda Vyasa
Notable disciples
Sumantu, Paushyinji