Editing Dharma (section)

=== Dharma and Mimamsa ===
''[[Mīmāṃsā|Mimamsa]]'', developed through commentaries on its foundational texts, particularly the ''[[Purva Mimamsa Sutras|Mimamsa Sutras]]'' attributed to [[Jaimini]], emphasizes "the desire to know dharma" as the central concern, defining dharma as what connects a person with the highest good, always yet to be realized. While some schools associate dharma with post-mortem existence, ''Mimamsakas'' focus on the continual renewal and realization of a ritual world through adherence to Vedic injunctions. They assert that the ultimate good is essentially inaccessible to perception and can only be understood through language, reflecting confidence in Vedic injunctions and the reality of language as a means of knowing.<ref>{{Citation |last=Arnold |first=Daniel |title=Kumārila |date=Summer 2024 |encyclopedia=The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy |url= https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2024/entries/kumaarila/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |publisher=Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University |editor-last=Zalta |editor-first=Edward N. |editor2-last=Nodelman |editor2-first=Uri |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240708163510/https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2024/entries/kumaarila/ |archive-date= 8 Jul 2024 }}</ref>

''Mimamsa'' addresses the delayed results of actions (like wealth or heaven) through the concept of apurva or adrsta, an unseen force that preserves the connection between actions and their outcomes. This ensures that Vedic sacrifices, though their results are delayed, are effective and reliable in guiding toward dharma.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Junankar |first=N. S. |date=1982 |title=The Mīmāṃsā Concept of Dharma |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23444178 |journal=Journal of Indian Philosophy |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=51–60 |doi=10.1007/BF00200183 |jstor=23444178 |issn=0022-1791}}</ref>