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Mīmāṃsā argues about Vedic injunctions, language and knowledge. Even once scriptural authority is defended, what it requires by way of obligation and action still has to be interpreted.
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Guided course · Module 3 · Lesson 11
What gives a sacred text authority?
Mīmāṃsā defends the authority of the Veda’s injunctions; Vedānta asks what its words teach about brahman. Accepting scriptural authority still leaves meaning, knowledge and action to be argued about.