Purva-Mimamsa in its Sources c35.3

c35.3

As a preliminary to the consideration of this question of ‘Centralisation’ and ‘Decentralisation’, it is necessary to consider whether in the case of a composite Sacrificial performance, consisting of a number of minor Sacrifices, the specified result follows from all collectively or from each severally. There are similar questions that arise in regard to all composite Sacrifices. (*Bhāṣya*, Trs., pp. 2080-2081.)