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MIMAMSA
1. The next school of thought to which we come is the Mimamsa of Jaimini. Jaimini's system cannot really be called a philosophy. It is rather a system of ritualism. It does not concern itself with investigation into the nature of soul, mind, matter but with a correct interpretation of the ritual of the Veda and the solutions of doubts and discrepancies in regard to Vedic texts caused by the discordant explanations of opposite schools. It is therefore a critical commentary on the ritual portion of the Veda. We shall therefore at once pass to the Vedanta philosophy.
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