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Kumārila Bhaṭṭa

700 - 700

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Kumarila Bhatta (IAST: Kumārila Bhaṭṭa; fl. roughly 7th century CE) was a Hindu philosopher and a scholar of Mimamsa school of philosophy from early medieval India. He is famous for many of his various theses on Mimamsa, such as Mimamsaslokavarttika. Bhaṭṭa was a staunch believer in the supreme validity of Vedic injunction, a champion of Pūrva-Mīmāṃsā and a confirmed ritualist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kumārila Bhaṭṭa is the 848th most popular philosopher (down from 825th in 2019), the 373rd most popular biography from India (down from 334th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Indian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Kumārila Bhaṭṭa ranks 848 out of 1,267. Before him are Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī, Franz Xaver von Baader, Hossein Nasr, Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann, Józef Maria Bocheński, and Hans Robert Jauss. After him are Peter John Olivi, Hans Albert, Cheng Hao, François Bernier, Émile Boirac, and Francesco Filelfo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700, Kumārila Bhaṭṭa ranks 40. Before him are Willibald, Marcello Tegalliano, Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani, Ragenfrid, Æthelbald of Mercia, and Kormisosh. After him are Swanachild, Berthar, Theodora of Khazaria, Erchinoald, Al-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi, and Alypius the Stylite. Among people deceased in 700, Kumārila Bhaṭṭa ranks 16. Before him are Dymphna, Daṇḍin, Eulji Mundeok, Sajah, Adi ibn Hatim, and Callinicus of Heliopolis. After him are Lupus I of Aquitaine, Alypius the Stylite, Ingvar, Gregoria, and Cearl of Mercia.

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In India

Among people born in India, Kumārila Bhaṭṭa ranks 373 out of 1,861. Before him are Joseph Vaz (1651), Prakash Raj (1965), Rajnath Singh (1951), Nagarjuna (1959), Merle Oberon (1911), and Anna Hazare (1937). After him are Swaminarayan (1781), Feroze Gandhi (1912), Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913), Khudiram Bose (1889), Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1864), and Shakuntala Devi (1929).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In India

Among philosophers born in India, Kumārila Bhaṭṭa ranks 36. Before him are Vallabha (1479), Thiruvalluvar (350), Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897), Narayana Guru (1855), Eknath (1533), and Rishabhanatha (null). After him are Jaimini (-390), Debendranath Tagore (1817), Sarada Devi (1853), Keshub Chandra Sen (1838), Ramananda (1400), and Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati (1874).

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