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It could be a text of the Śvetāmbaras, which is more likely given the context of the mention. Because both sects have many texts with the same name, and this similarity of names is found among Hindus and Buddhists as well. Therefore, this mere mention of the name does not lead to any specific identification.
(6) In the 'Nyāyadīpikā', Ācārya Dharmabhūṣaṇa quotes many verses from the 'Āpta-mīmāṃsā' in many places. But in one place, while proving the omniscience of the Jina, he quotes the verse 'Sūkṣmāntarita-dūrārthāḥ' with the following sentence:
"Tadu-ktaṃ
Svāmi-bhiḥ Mahābhāṣyasya Ādāv Āpta-mīmāṃsā-prastāve - "
This sentence reveals that the 'Mahābhāṣya' has a 'prastāva' - a chapter - called 'Āpta-mīmāṃsā' at the beginning. This is not unusual; an author can quote from many texts if he finds them useful in his own work. But this does not reveal that the 'Mahābhāṣya' is a commentary on Umāsvāti's 'Tattvārtha-sūtra'. It could also be a commentary on the 'Karma-prābhūta' named principle-science, and it is not impossible for it to have a chapter called 'Āpta-mīmāṃsā-prastāve'. The word 'Āpta-mīmāṃsā' in the phrase 'Āpta-mīmāṃsā-prastāve' could refer to the entire 'Āpta-mīmāṃsā' of Samantabhadra. Besides this, there could be a 'deśa-pariccheda' named 'Āpta-mīmāṃsā'.
1 This text was completed in Śaka Samvat 1307 (Vikrama Samvat 1442) and its author Dharmabhūṣaṇa is called 'Abhinava Dharmabhūṣaṇa'.