Uttara Mimamsa
उत्तर मीमांसा
uttara mīmāṃsā
Uttara Mimamsa is one of the six philosophical schools of thought that defended itself with intellectual fervor. They are together called as upangas of Veda. These six system of thought were in existence for a period much before it was codified. It was very much part of Vedic lore from time immemorial. Dr Radhakrishanan was of the opinion that the six conservative school were compelled codify their view and set forth logical defense of them because of the onslaught of skepticism prevalent in Buddhism.
Uttaramimamsa deals with the meaning of jnanakanda of Veda, namely Upanishads and it is simply called as Vedanta. Upanishads speak of paramatman and our inseparable union with them. Vyasa authored its sutra as Brahmasutra, which give an account of the meaning of the divine law constituted by Upanishads. Uttara Mimamsa has three branches advaita (non-dualism or monism), Visistadvita (qualified non-dualism or qualified monism) and Dvaita (dualism)
Adi Sankara is the most prominent figure in Vedanta. His brand of philosophy Advaita is the crown of Indian philosophy. He was of the opinion that world has no independent existence (as opposed to Samkya) and is an illusion, or maya. He accepted Iswara as the creator of the universe and that which award fruit of action (as opposed to Mimamsa).
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