Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t9.12

v1.c7.s7.t9.12

Mimamsa formed the independent school in about 200 BCE. According to legend, its founder was Jaimini at that time. He wrote the basic classic *Mimamsa-sutra* for this school. The existing *Mimamsa-sutra* contains contents which were added by people in the later generations. It was finally formed in about 100 CE. Earlier explanations on *Mimamsa-sutra* were made by Sabara in the 5th century CE. Main Mimamsa thinkers after Sabara were Kumārila and Prabhakara in 7th and 8th century CE. These two people played an important role for the later development of Mimamsa. Mimamsa takes the Vedic sacrifice as its main object of study. They believe the correctness of Veda canon