Manu's Vision of the Hindu Dharma
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Manusmrti, Dharma, varna-asrama, Moral Good, Raja dharma, Sociological Bias of Dharma, Samanya DharmaAbstract
The socio-religious life of the Aryan people seems to have achieved a cultural maturity at the stage of the formation of the Dharma-Laws as promulgated by Manu, probably a mythical figure to whom the "Dharma-Laws" are attributed. The Hindus who claim cultural lineage to the Aryan stalk of civilization respect Manusmrti as their book of the "Rules of conduct" with respect to their socio-moral and religious life. The Manusmrti presents in a systematic form the laws of Hindu Dharma. The Hindu Dharma is essentially a way of life to be lived following strict moral principles in view of realizing a great religious ideal, moksha, which is strongly founded on a philosophy of life.
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Jha, Jaganath. Purva Mimamsa in its Sources. Banaras: Banaras Hindu University, 1964.
Bhagavandas. The Science of Social Orgnaisations, Vol 1. Madras: 1932.
Burnell, A. C. and E. W. Hopkins. The Ordinances of Manu. New Delhi: Oriental Reprint, 1884.
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1975-07-16
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Manickam, T. M. (1975). Manu’s Vision of the Hindu Dharma. Journal of Dharma, 1(1&2), 101–117. Retrieved from https://dvkjournals.in/index.php/jd/article/view/1855
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