Kumarila Bhatta Quotes
Kumarila Bhatta was an Indian Sanskrit philosopher and the principal exponent of the Bhatta sub-school of Mimamsa, the Vedic school of ritual exegesis and epistemology. Working in dialogue with Buddhism, he produced a sustained defense of the eternity and self-validity of the Vedas, the reality of the external world, and the priority of action over contemplation in the path to liberation. The quotes below are attributed to Kumarila Bhatta, organized by topic.
Kumarila Bhatta on God
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Attributed to Kumarila Bhatta:
“The Vedas are eternal, authorless, and self-validating.”
Kumarila Bhatta on Knowledge
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Attributed to Kumarila Bhatta:
“All cognition reveals its own truth, unless overridden.”
Kumarila Bhatta on Truth
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Attributed to Kumarila Bhatta:
“Words have a natural relation to their meanings.”
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Attributed to Kumarila Bhatta:
“The world is real, and not a dream of consciousness.”
Kumarila Bhatta on Virtue
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Attributed to Kumarila Bhatta:
“Right action is the path to liberation.”