The Purva Mimamsa school of Indian philosophy was founded by:

The Purva Mimamsa school of Indian philosophy was founded by the sage Jaimini, who wrote the "Mimamsa Sutras".

About Purva Mimamsa:

• "Mimamsa" means "critical investigation" or "inquiry".
• "Purva" means "earlier" or "first"; it deals with the earlier (ritual) part of the Vedas, the Samhitas and Brahmanas.
• It is also called "Karma Mimamsa", because it focuses on action (karma), especially the performance of Vedic rituals.

Its main teachings:

• The Vedas are eternal and not created by any person ("apaurusheya"); they are the supreme authority.
• Performing the rituals prescribed by the Vedas, correctly and as a duty (dharma), leads to good results and liberation.
• It developed detailed rules for interpreting Vedic texts, which later influenced Indian law (for example, in interpreting the Dharmashastras).
• It gave a theory explaining how rituals produce results at a later time.

Later scholars of Mimamsa:

• Shabara (commentator on Jaimini's Sutras).
• Kumarila Bhatta and Prabhakara (7th-8th centuries CE), who founded two sub-schools.

Uttara Mimamsa (Vedanta):

• "Uttara" means "later"; it deals with the later (philosophical) part of the Vedas, the Upanishads.
• Its basic text is the "Brahma Sutras" of Badarayana.
• Its famous teachers include Shankaracharya, Ramanuja and Madhva.

The six orthodox schools of Indian philosophy (Shad-darshanas):

• Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Purva Mimamsa and Uttara Mimamsa (Vedanta).
• They are called "astika" (orthodox) because they accept the authority of the Vedas.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Kapila, Kanada and Gautama founded three other schools of philosophy.