Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t14.8

v1.c7.s7.t14.8

The main theory of the Mimamsa school includes sabda-nityata-vadin and pramanas in *Mimamsa Sutra* and its commentaries. After the 7ᵗʰ century CE, some new doctrines were added, mainly epitomised by Kumarila Bhaṭṭa and Prabhakara’s padartha and their refutation of theism. Sabda means language, conception or knowledge, the Vedic language or knowledge in particular. According to the Mimamsa school, concepts and knowledge were innate, not