The Mīmāṃsā school has several subschools defined by epistemology. The Prābhākara subschool of Mīmāṃsā considered five epistemically reliable means to gaining knowledge: pratyakṣa (perception), anumāṇa (inference), upamāṇa (comparison and analogy), arthāpatti (postulation, derivation from circumstances), and śabda (word, testimony of past or present reliable experts). The Kumārila Bhaṭṭa sub-school of Mīmāṃsā added sixth to its canon of reliable epistemology - anupalabdi (non-perception, negative/cognitive proof). COUNT 5
QSN1 How many ways does the Mimamsa separate into subschools? ANS1 several QSN2 How many ways does the Prabhakara subschool of Mimamsa say there are to gain knowledge? ANS2 five QSN3 How is pratyaksa defined in the Prabhakara subschool? ANS3 perception QSN4 What is the word for inference in the Prabhakara subschool? ANS4 anumāṇa QSN5 What is comparison and analogy in the Prabhakara school? ANS5 upamāṇa