Mimamsa is a Sanskrit word meaning "investigation, inquiry and discussion." In other words, Mimamsa signifies "esteemed or sacred inquiry", an exposition.
The term was applied to one of the six Hindu philosophical darsanas, viewpoints. In this context Mimamsa would have fully meant "the investigation of the proper interpretation of the Vedic texts." Mimamsa strongly concerned with textual exegesis, and consequently gave rise to the study of philology and the philosophy of language.
The main text is the Mimamsa Sutra of Jaimini, an ancient sage. Mimamsa deals at length with the ritual commands in the and Vedas and ignores the hymns and much else. The Mimamsa Sutra describes the different sacrifices and what they are for, and elaborates the theory of apurva, which is the mysterious, transcendent power produced by a correctly performed sacrificial ritual, not through the action of gods. The results of the sacrifice often come after the death of the person performing the ritual. The Vedas are eternal and uncreated, thus precluding their divine origin. They are the expression in sacred words of the eternal, ritual, and moral order of the world. As the world is eternal, the idea of God as the ultimate cause is superfluous. Jaimini also rejects a deity as the creator of the relation between word and meaning, saying that this relationship is innate.
Due to the rapid development in communication technology, this vast world has become constricted. The economy, culture, religion of one country directly or indirectly affects the whole world. This world comprises of people of different civilization who have their own culture and religion. All these religions have their own philosophies, morals and they follow certain principles for instance some put logic to everything especially in the matters of investigation of basic element whereas some investigate the basic element through Vedas like the Mimamsakas. Globalization has helped people as well as philosophers to know about others' culture and religion. This has led them to come to various conclusions regarding other religions. The mimamsakas believe that the idea of God as the ultimate cause is superfluous and moreover Isvara doesn't dispense the fruits of our actions because, according to them, the Vedic works we perform give rewards on their own. This philosophy doesn't believe in God and gives no credit to him. In most religions, above all stands God. It creates a chaotic environment by challenging the presence of almighty in society.
Mimamsakas like Kumarilabhatta criticized Buddhism because it did not favor Vedic rituals. The acarya was in sympathy with these views and believed that Vedic sacraments, considered all-important by the mimamsakas were essential to the cleansing of the mind and to the proper conduct of the affairs of the community.
In this global world, majority of the inhabitants are Buddhists. And these renowned mimamsakas are criticizing Buddhism.
Due to globalization people of different civilization are bound as a single unit. All these individuals have their own form of culture and religion. When custom and trend of different religions collide, it leads to dispute among different civilization disrupting the harmony of the world.
The developed western countries like US and some of the European countries are driving the world towards westernization making other nations loose their own identity. For instance if some company of US is going down then the world economy is going down ultimately leading to economy crisis. It seems the whole world is being driven by these powerful nations.
The term was applied to one of the six Hindu philosophical darsanas, viewpoints. In this context Mimamsa would have fully meant "the investigation of the proper interpretation of the Vedic texts." Mimamsa strongly concerned with textual exegesis, and consequently gave rise to the study of philology and the philosophy of language.
The main text is the Mimamsa Sutra of Jaimini, an ancient sage. Mimamsa deals at length with the ritual commands in the and Vedas and ignores the hymns and much else. The Mimamsa Sutra describes the different sacrifices and what they are for, and elaborates the theory of apurva, which is the mysterious, transcendent power produced by a correctly performed sacrificial ritual, not through the action of gods. The results of the sacrifice often come after the death of the person performing the ritual. The Vedas are eternal and uncreated, thus precluding their divine origin. They are the expression in sacred words of the eternal, ritual, and moral order of the world. As the world is eternal, the idea of God as the ultimate cause is superfluous. Jaimini also rejects a deity as the creator of the relation between word and meaning, saying that this relationship is innate.
Due to the rapid development in communication technology, this vast world has become constricted. The economy, culture, religion of one country directly or indirectly affects the whole world. This world comprises of people of different civilization who have their own culture and religion. All these religions have their own philosophies, morals and they follow certain principles for instance some put logic to everything especially in the matters of investigation of basic element whereas some investigate the basic element through Vedas like the Mimamsakas. Globalization has helped people as well as philosophers to know about others' culture and religion. This has led them to come to various conclusions regarding other religions. The mimamsakas believe that the idea of God as the ultimate cause is superfluous and moreover Isvara doesn't dispense the fruits of our actions because, according to them, the Vedic works we perform give rewards on their own. This philosophy doesn't believe in God and gives no credit to him. In most religions, above all stands God. It creates a chaotic environment by challenging the presence of almighty in society.
Mimamsakas like Kumarilabhatta criticized Buddhism because it did not favor Vedic rituals. The acarya was in sympathy with these views and believed that Vedic sacraments, considered all-important by the mimamsakas were essential to the cleansing of the mind and to the proper conduct of the affairs of the community.
In this global world, majority of the inhabitants are Buddhists. And these renowned mimamsakas are criticizing Buddhism.
Due to globalization people of different civilization are bound as a single unit. All these individuals have their own form of culture and religion. When custom and trend of different religions collide, it leads to dispute among different civilization disrupting the harmony of the world.
The developed western countries like US and some of the European countries are driving the world towards westernization making other nations loose their own identity. For instance if some company of US is going down then the world economy is going down ultimately leading to economy crisis. It seems the whole world is being driven by these powerful nations.
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