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Jaimini

390 BC - Today

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Jaimini was an ancient Indian scholar who founded the Mīmāṃsā school of Hindu philosophy. He is the son of Parāśara and is considered to be a disciple of sage Vyasa. Traditionally attributed to be the author of the Mimamsa Sutras and the Jaimini Sutras, he is estimated to have lived around 4th to 2nd century BCE. Some scholars place him between 250 BCE and 50 CE. His school is considered non-theistic, but emphasizes ritual parts of the Vedas as essential to dharma. Jaimini is known for his studies of the older Vedic rituals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jaimini is the 894th most popular philosopher (up from 918th in 2019), the 398th most popular biography from India (down from 395th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Indian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Jaimini ranks 894 out of 1,267. Before him are Liu Yuxi, Georges Florovsky, Ernest Nagel, Antoun Saadeh, Arai Hakuseki, and Susanne Langer. After him are Rudolf Stammler, Nausiphanes, Ber Borochov, Wilfrid Sellars, Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, and Feng Youlan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 390 BC, Jaimini ranks 12. Before him are Hakor, Hypereides, Alexander V of Macedon, Peucestas, Tiberius Coruncanius, and Manius Curius Dentatus. After him are Pamphilus, Coenus, and Dinostratus.

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In India

Among people born in India, Jaimini ranks 398 out of 1,861. Before him are Ilaiyaraaja (1943), T. H. White (1906), Subramania Bharati (1882), Abdul-Qādir Bedil (1642), K. Kamaraj (1903), and Nasir-ud-Daulah (1794). After him are Filipe Neri Ferrão (1953), Lahiri Mahasaya (1828), Mir Jafar (1691), Hansa Jivraj Mehta (1897), P. Chidambaram (1945), and Suriya (1975).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In India

Among philosophers born in India, Jaimini ranks 37. Before him are Thiruvalluvar (350), Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897), Narayana Guru (1855), Eknath (1533), Rishabhanatha (null), and Kumārila Bhaṭṭa (700). After him are Debendranath Tagore (1817), Sarada Devi (1853), Keshub Chandra Sen (1838), Ramananda (1400), Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati (1874), and Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (1921).

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