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Purva Mimamsa and Vedanta Jaimini sutras Jaimini is said to the be author of the original Mimamsa sutras dating back to 400 B.C. Their main purpose was to inquire into the nature of duty or dharma. In addition to this, we find discussions about sounds, words and meaning. Unlike Nyaya, it lists six methods of knowledge: direct perception (pratyaksa), inference (anumana), analogy (upamana), verbal testimony (sabda), hypothesis (arthapatti), and knowledge by negation (abhava). The first four we have seen in Nyaya. Hypothesis is the basis of the scientific method. A hypothesis is made on th