Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c16.53

c16.53

It is to be noted that the importance of Mīmāṁsā is due more to its method than to the matter to which the method is applied. The Mīmāṁsā method of intellectual discipline is possessed of a larger appeal than its subject of inquiry which is of more limited interest. Its logical apparatus, its methods and canons of criticism and interpretation have received a wider application and especially in the sphere of Law where they are utilized to settle disputed points. The old Hindu Courts of Justice always included as Judges what are called *Mīmāṁsakas*.