Guest guest Posted May 30, 2001 Report Share Posted May 30, 2001 II. Works of Bhartrmitra In his Nyayamanjari-Granthibhanga, Chakradharabhatta remarks [bhattacharya 1974] that Bhartrmitra was the author of Tantra-suddhi and other prakarana texts. We may well surmise that Tantra Suddhi was a commentary on the Tantra Kanda of Mimamsa Sutras (Chap. 1-12). Bhatta Umbeka, the oldest commentator of the Slokavarttika of Kumarila Bhatta, however names the text of Bhartrmitra as Tattvasuddhi. Parthasarathi Misra suggests that Bhartrmitra wrote a vyaakhyaana on Mimamsa Sastra [sastri 1978:5]. This means that he did not really comment on the sutras but rather wrote a general explanation of the text. Further, he refers to the work as a very ancient work, implying that Bhartrmitra was long anterior to Kumarila. In his Atmasiddhi, Yamunamuni enumerates Bhartrmitra as one of the expositors of Vedanta. References: Biswanth Bhattacharya; 1974; A note on Bhartrmitra, the Mimamsaka; in 'Sri Venkateswara University Oriental Journal'; vol. 18, issue no. 1-2, pgs. 131-132; Tirupati Sastri, Swami Dvarikadasa; 1978; Slokavarttika of Sri Kumarila Bhatta with the Commentary Nyaratnakara of Sri Parthasarathi Misra; Tara Publications; Varanasi; 1978 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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