Jaimini: 19 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Jaimini (जैमिनि) refers to one of the twelve Brahmanical sages of the Caraka branch of the Black Yajurveda, according to the Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa 2.33 (“Description of the divine luminaries”). Accordingly, as Sūta said: “The sons of Ṛṣikas should be known as the sons of the sages. They, are the expounders of the Brāhmaṇas. (Scriptural texts). [...] The Śrutarṣis are eighty-six in number. These Brāhmaṇas are the most important among Bahvṛcas who are distinguished for their knowledge of Vedas. [...] O Brāhmaṇas, these Brahmanical sages [e.g., Jaimini] are called Adhvaryus of the Caraka Branch of Black Yajurveda”.—Note: The list of the 12 Carakas in the Caraṇavyuhasūtra is totally different from that given in this Purāṇa.
1) Jaimini (जैमिनि).—General Information. A hermit of the highest degree of learning. In the "History of Classical Sanskrit Literature" it is mentioned that Sumantu, Jaimini, Paila, Vaiśampāyana and Śuka were the five important disciples of Vyāsa. Of these Śuka was the son of Vyāsa. In Devī Bhāgavata, it is mentioned that Vyāsa had other disciples also in his hermitage, such as Asita, Devala and others. The five disciples mentioned first gave publication to the work of Vyāsa called 'Jaya', which was the original of the Mahābhārata. Vaiśampāyana and Jaimini made some additions to the work 'Jaya'. In Sanskrit there is another book called Jaimini Bhārata, which contains only Aśvamedha Parva. (See under Guruparamparā). Other details. (1) It is mentioned in Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, Chapter 1 that Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa is the story told by Jaimini to Hiraṇyanābha at Naimiśāraṇya.
Jaimini was present at the sarpasatra (sacrifice to kill serpents) of Janamejaya. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 53, Stanza 6).
Jaimini had been a member of the council of Yudhiṣṭhira. (Mahābhārata Śabhā Parva, Chapter 4, Stanza 11).
This hermit visited Bhīṣma in his bed of arrows during the Bhārata Battle. (Mahābhārata Śānti Parva, Chapter 46, Stanza 7). (See full article at Story of Jaimini from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
2) Jaimini (जैमिनि).—The priest of Subāhu the King of the Cholas (Colas). In accordance with the advice of this priest the King performed many good deeds and consequently attained heaven. (Padma Purāṇa, Chapter 94).
1a) Jaimini (जैमिनि).—A pupil of Vyāsa in charge of Sāma Veda (Chandogasamhitā). Was invited for Yudhiṣṭhira's Rājasūya. His disciple was Hiraṇyanābha;1 a Śrutaṛṣi who taught his son Sumantu;2 an authority on Yoga.3
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 4. 21; IX. 12. 3; X. 74. 8; XII. 6. 53 and 75. Vāyu-purāṇa 60. 13, 18; 61. 26; Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 4. 9.
- 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 1. 13; 34. 4 and 13; 35. 48; III. 33. 7; 35. 3; Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 6. 1-2.
- 3) Vāyu-purāṇa 88. 207; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 4. 107.
1b) A Lāngala.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 61. 42.
Jaimini (जैमिनि) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.48.6, I.53) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Jaimini) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
1) Jaimini (जैमिनि) or Jaiminisaṃhitā is the name of an ancient Pāñcarātra Saṃhitā mentioned in the Puruṣottamasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the Pāñcarātra priestly community.—The Puruṣottama Saṃhitā presents a clear and concise treatment of its subjects, comparing favorably to such works as Aniruddhasaṃhitā (q.v.) and Kapiñjalasaṃhitā (q.v.). Like the latter of these two just-mentioned texts, the work at hand also contains a list of canonical titles in its opening chapter.
2) Jaimini (जैमिनि) or Jaiminisaṃhitā is also mentioned in the Bhāradvājasaṃhitā or “Bhāradvāja-kaṇva-saṃhitā”: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 230 ślokas mainly concerned with basic details concerning temple construction and icon consecration.
Jaimini (जैमिनि) refers to one of the five Sages that were taught by Nara and Nārāyaṇa, as discussed in chapter 1 (Jñānakāṇḍa) of the Pārameśvarasaṃhitā: an important Pāñcarātra text of 8700 verses followed closely by the Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam—dealing with priestly concerns such as their daily routines, occasional liturgies and expiatory services.—Description of the chapter [śāstrāvatāra]: [...] At Śāṇḍilya’s hermitage Sanaka is instructed first of all on how the śāstra (or yoga or yogadharma: 36) was transmitted from Ananta to Aniruddha, to Ikṣvāku, to mankind during the kṛtayuga-era; it was then also, he adds, that Nara and Nārāyaṇa [the “twin sages”] taught 5 sages Sumantu, Jaimini, Bhṛgu, Aupagāyana and Mauñjyāyana in the badarikāśrama the same information (22-73). [...]
Jaimini (जैमिनि) or Jaiminisaṃhitā is the name of a Vaiṣṇava Āgama scripture, classified as a tāmasa type of the Muniprokta group of Pāñcarātra Āgamas. The vaiṣṇavāgamas represent one of the three classes of āgamas (traditionally communicated wisdom).—Texts of the Pāñcara Āgamas are divided in to two sects. It is believed that Lord Vāsudeva revealed the first group of texts which are called Divya and the next group is called Muniprokta which are further divided in to three viz. a. Sāttvika. b. Rājasa. c. Tāmasa (e.g., Jaimini-saṃhitā).
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Jaimini (जैमिनि) refers to:—Narrator of Śrī Bṛhadbhāgavatāmṛta to Śrī Janamejaya, the son of Śrī Parīkṣit. He is a prominent disciple of Śrī Dvaipāyana Vyāsa-deva and author of the Pūrva-mimāṃsā. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Jaimini (जैमिनि) refers to one of the seven Sages, according to the 17th-century Haṭhayogasaṃhitā: a compilation on Haṭhayoga that borrows extensively from the Haṭhapradīpikā. The opening verses (1.2–3) acknowledge the seven sages, namely Mārkaṇḍeya, Bharadvāja, Marīci, Jaimini, Parāśara, Bhṛgu and Viśvāmitra, for spreading Haṭhayoga in the world. [...] The Haṭhayogasaṃhitā appears to have been the basis of the Gheraṇḍasaṃhitā (eighteenth century), [...]
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
General definition (in Hinduism)
Jaimini (जैमिनि) does not appear till the Sūtra period. But a Jaiminīya-saṃhitā of the Sāmaveda is extant, and has been edited and discussed by Caland; and a Jaiminīya-brāhmaṇa, of which a special section is the Jaiminīya-upaniṣad-brāhmaṇa, is known and has formed the subject of several articles by Oertel.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Jaimini (जैमिनि).—Name of a celebrated sage and philosopher, founder of the Mīmāṃsā school of philosophy (properly pūrvamīmāṃsā); मीमांसाकृतमुन्ममाथ सहसा हस्ती मुनिं जैमिनिम् (mīmāṃsākṛtamunmamātha sahasā hastī muniṃ jaiminim) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2.23.
Derivable forms: jaiminiḥ (जैमिनिः).
Jaimini (जैमिनि).—m.
(-niḥ) The name of a celebrated saint and philosopher, the pupil of Vyasa, and founder of the Purva Mimansa school, which is commented by Savaraswami.
Jaimini (जैमिनि).—m. The name of a philosopher, the founder of the Pūrva Mīmānsā school, [Pañcatantra] ii. [distich] 34.
Jaimini (जैमिनि).—[masculine] [Name] of a saint and philosopher.
1) Jaimini (जैमिनि) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Mīmāṃsāsutra. Quoted in it 3, 1, 4. 8, 3, 7. 9, 2, 39. 12, 1, 7. Jaiminisūtra jy. Upadeśasūtra jy. Gaṇapativedapādastotra. K. 204. Dvādaśabhāva jy.
2) Jaimini (जैमिनि):—pupil of Caitanya: Bhāgavatāmṛta.
Jaimini (जैमिनि):—[from jaitra] m. (= mani) Name of a celebrated sage and philosopher (he was a pupil of Vyāsa [who made over to him the [Sāma-veda; Bhāgavata-purāṇa i, 4, 21; Vāyu-purāṇa]] [Sāma-vidhāna-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata if., xii]; and was Udgātṛ priest at Janamejaya’s snake-sacrifice, i, 2046; and was founder of the Pūrvaor Karma-Mīmāṃsā, [Pañcatantra; Madhusūdana]), [Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra iii, 4; Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Pravara texts i, 4; iv, I; Harivaṃśa; Bādarāyaṇa’s Brahma-sūtra etc.]
Jaimini (जैमिनि):—(niḥ) 2. m. A celebrated sage, pupil of Vyāsa, and founder of the Uttara Mimansa school.
Jaimini (जैमिनि):—m. Nomen proprium eines Lehrers [ĀŚV. GṚHY. 3, 4.] [Śāṅkhāyana’s Gṛhyasūtrāṇi 4, 10. 6, 6.] [Harivaṃśa 7999.] [Raghuvaṃśa 18, 32.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 12, 3.] Schüler Vyāsa’s [Weber’s Indische Studien 4, 377.] [Mahābhārata 1, 2418. 2, 106. 12, 12338.] fungirt als Udgātar beim Schlangenopfer des Janamejaya [1, 2046.] erhält von Vyāsa den Sāma-Veda [Viṣṇupurāṇa 276. 282.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 4, 21.] [Vāyupurāṇa] in [Oxforder Handschriften 54],b. Gründer der Karmamīmāṃsā [Madhusūdanasarasvatī’s Prasthānabheda] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 19.] [Colebrooke I, 227. fgg. 296. fgg.] sūtra [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 600.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 4, 174.] mīmāṃsākṛtamunmamātha sahasā hastī muniṃ jaiminim [Pañcatantra II, 34.] ein Kāṇḍarṣi [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 7, 17.] kaḍāra, kaḍāra [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 2, 38,] [Scholiast] bhārata [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 434.] bhāgavata [MACK. Coll. 1, 54.]
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Jaimini (जैमिनि):—[SARVADARŚANAS. 122, 4. 169, 20.] koṣasūtra [Oxforder Handschriften 167,a,33.]
Jaimini (जैमिनि):—m. Nomen proprium eines alten Lehrers [Bādarāyaṇa’s Brahmasūtra 3,4,2,4,4,5.11.]
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Brahma Sutras (Govinda Bhashya) (by Kusakratha das Brahmacari)
Sūtra 1.2.32 < [Adhyaya 1, Pada 2]
Sūtra 3.2.41 < [Adhyaya 3, Pada 2]
Sūtra 3.4.2 < [Adhyaya 3, Pada 4]
Cosmogony in Indian Philosophy (study) (by Rashmi Rekha Goswami)
Part 1 - A brief note on Mīmāṃsā philosophy < [Chapter 4 - Cosmogony in Mīmāṃsā and Vedānta philosophy]
Part 19 - Comparison between the Mīmāṃsā and Vedānta < [Chapter 4 - Cosmogony in Mīmāṃsā and Vedānta philosophy]
Part 5 - Role of the God in the formation of the world < [Chapter 4 - Cosmogony in Mīmāṃsā and Vedānta philosophy]
Mimamsa in Medhatithi (study) (by A. R. Joshi)
Introduction to “arke cet madhu vindeta kimartham parvatam vrajet” < [Part 2.2 - Arke cet madhu vindeta kimartham parvatam vrajet]
Introduction to Graham sammarsti < [Part 2.12 - Graham sammarsti or Uddesyagatam visesanam avivaksitam]
Definition of Niyama Vidhi in Mimamsa < [Part 3.12 - Niyama Vidhi]
Authorship and Date of Brahma Sutra < [April 1971]
Is Vyasa the Same as Badarayana? < [April – June and July – September, 1996]
Some Thoughts on the Veda and its Study < [January – March, 1978]
Liberation in early Advaita Vedanta (by Aleksandar Uskokov)
5. Mīmāṃsā and Vedānta as Pūrva-and Uttara-Mīmāṃsā < [Introduction]
3. Dharma and Ritual Causality < [Chapter 2 - The Mīmāṃsā model of Puruṣārtha and the role of Scripture]
4. Śabara’s Understanding of Śruti < [Chapter 1 - Rethinking the idea of Scripture in Vedic Theology]
Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
1.8: An Introduction of the Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa < [Chapter 1]
Serving a guest (atithi) < [Chapter 2]
1.11: Importance of the Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa < [Chapter 1]