Puurva- and Uttara-Miimaa.msaa

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Could someone tell me when the terms Puurva-Miimaa.msaa and

Uttara-Miimaa.msaa (either alone or in a compound) appear for the first

time in literature? I know Raamaanuja uses these terms, but I have not so

far found any earlier occurrences.

 

Johannes Bronkhorst

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Dear Prof. Bronkhorst,

 

In Tamil, mImAMsA appears in the buddhist epic, maNimEkalai

(5th century?) first:

 

cAgkiyam naiyAyikam vaicETikam

mImAjncakam Am camaya Aciriyar - maN. 27:79-80

 

pUrvakaNTi & uttarakaNTi is also used in Tamil lit., I've heard

for these terms.

 

Regards,

N. Ganesan

 

INDOLOGY, Johannes Bronkhorst <jbronkho> wrote:

> Could someone tell me when the terms Puurva-Miimaa.msaa and

> Uttara-Miimaa.msaa (either alone or in a compound) appear for the

first

> time in literature? I know Raamaanuja uses these terms, but I have

not so

> far found any earlier occurrences.

>

> Johannes Bronkhorst

[Guest guest]

Professor Bronkhorst,

 

one traditional tamil lexicon,

called tivAkaram,

and dating back to 8th century

(according to Gregory James [2000])

contains the following list

in its 12th chapter:

 

1. vaicETikam (vaizeSika)

2. naiyAyikam (naiyAyika)

3. maRu il mImAJcai [see below]

4. Arukatam (Arhata)

5. pauttam (bauddha)

6. piratilOkAyatam (?= prati-lokAyata)

 

I am embarassed for translating

expression 3.

 

It could be:

the mImAMsA which has no blemish

Or it could be:

the mImAMsA which does not have something beyond [itself]

 

Sorry for my ignorance.

I hope somebody on the list

can solve the difficulty.

 

Warm regards

-- Jean-Luc Chevillard

 

 

INDOLOGY, Johannes Bronkhorst <jbronkho> wrote:

> Could someone tell me when the terms Puurva-Miimaa.msaa and

> Uttara-Miimaa.msaa (either alone or in a compound) appear for the

first

> time in literature? I know Raamaanuja uses these terms, but I have

not so

> far found any earlier occurrences.

>

> Johannes Bronkhorst