2. Odia Book Mimansa Darshana By
Maharshi Jaimini
Mimansa is the name of an astika ("orthodox") school of Hindu philosophy whose primary inquiry is into the nature of
dharma based on close hermeneutics of the Vedas. Its fundamental principles are ritualism (orthopraxy), anti-asceticism,
and anti-mysticism. The primary goal of the school is to clarify the nature of dharma, which is defined as a set of ritual
obligations and prerogatives that must be followed correctly. Dharma's nature is inaccessible to reason or observation, and
must be inferred from the authority of the revelation contained in the Vedas, which are considered eternal, authorless
(apaurusheyatva), and infallible.Mimamsa was preoccupied with textual exegesis, which gave rise to the study of philology
and philosophy of language.
