A great sage, disciple of Vyasa. Founder of the Mimamsa school of philosophy. Author of the Mimamsa Sutras, which systematized the interpretation of the Vedas and Vedic rituals. Also attributed with the Jaiminiya Purana and Jaiminiya Upanishad.
Depicted as a sage in a teaching posture, often with a book representing the Mimamsa Sutras.