svatah-pramanya
स्वतःप्रामाण्य svataḥ-prāmāṇyaThe Mimamsa doctrine that a cognition is valid in and of itself, true until and unless it is defeated, rather than needing any external certification.
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- What is Mimamsa? Philosophy
Mimamsa braces the whole edifice with a third principle, epistemological this time: svatah pramanya , the intrinsic validity of knowledge.