Kumarila Bhatta

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Kumarila Bhatta (Sanskrit: कुमारिल भट्ट) was an 8th century Hindu philosopher and mimamsa scholar from Prayag (Now Allahabad, UP, India). He is famous for many of his seminal theses on mimamsa, such as Mimamsaslokavarttika. Also, he is known to have defeated many Buddhist scholars of his time in philosophical debates.[citation needed]


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According to a legend, Sankara wanted to have a debate with him on philosophy and hence came to prayag to visit him. On reaching Prayag, he finds Kumarila Bhatta committing self-immolation by burying himself in a slow burning pyre in order to repent for his sins that he committed against his own Guru. Bhatta had learnt Buddhist philosophy incognito from a Guru in order to be able to refute it. Bhatta then asked Sankara to proceed to meet one of his students, Mandana Mishra to debate with him.

Text of Mimamsalokavarttika by Kumarila Bhatta

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