Coherence and intentionality: Kumārila on the Kalpasūtras

Recently I read a very interesting argument in Kumārila’s remarks on the authority of ritual manuals (Kalpasūtrādhikaraṇa, Tantravārtika on Mīmāṃsasūtra 1.3.11–14) which deployed a very familiar concept, the textual coherence of the Veda, in an unexpected way. To put it Continue reading Coherence and intentionality: Kumārila on the Kalpasūtras