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    The key sources of Hindu law are the Vedas and Upanishads (Shrutis), which include texts like the Rig Veda, Yajurveda, and Samveda. The Dharamshastras and DharamSutras expand on three major topics - conduct, daily rituals, and caste duties. The Smritis, including the Manusmriti and Yagyavalkya, also inform Hindu law but were in Sanskrit so commentaries like Medatithi and Mitakshra helped explain them. The Mitakshra system governed most of India except parts of Bihar, Bengal, and Orissa, and included four schools of law.

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    The key sources of Hindu law are the Vedas and Upanishads (Shrutis), which include texts like the Rig Veda, Yajurveda, and Samveda. The Dharamshastras and DharamSutras expand on three major topics - conduct, daily rituals, and caste duties. The Smritis, including the Manusmriti and Yagyavalkya, also inform Hindu law but were in Sanskrit so commentaries like Medatithi and Mitakshra helped explain them. The Mitakshra system governed most of India except parts of Bihar, Bengal, and Orissa, and included four schools of law.

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    Sources of Hindu Law

    Transféré par

    Shubh Dixit
    The key sources of Hindu law are the Vedas and Upanishads (Shrutis), which include texts like the Rig Veda, Yajurveda, and Samveda. The Dharamshastras and DharamSutras expand on three major topics - conduct, daily rituals, and caste duties. The Smritis, including the Manusmriti and Yagyavalkya, also inform Hindu law but were in Sanskrit so commentaries like Medatithi and Mitakshra helped explain them. The Mitakshra system governed most of India except parts of Bihar, Bengal, and Orissa, and included four schools of law.

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    Sources of Hindu Law

    1. Shuritis: Two types: (i) Vedas (ii) Upanishads.


    Vedas: Samved, Yajurved, Rig Veda, Atharveda.
    Vedas also have Dharamshastras and DharamSutras.
    3 major topics in Dharamshastras: Acharya (self conduct. rules for daily rituals, duites of cast
    etc) Vyavhaar, Praishchit.
    Acharya gives 4 stages (ashram) of life in Hinduism:
    a)
    b)
    c)
    d)

    Bharmacharya
    Grahast
    Vanashram
    Sanyas

    Caste system (Varna) are also divided into parts:


    a)
    b)
    c)
    d)

    Bhramhans
    Khatriyas
    Vaishiya
    Shudras

    Certain duties are given to every sect.


    DharamSutras:
    Given by 4 Rishis:
    a)
    b)
    c)
    d)

    Gautam
    Bhuddahyan
    Apasthambh
    Vashisht

    This deals with the legal part of the public.


    2.) Smriti:
    Smriti is of 2 types:
    a) Manusmriti
    b) Yagyavalkya
    c) Naradsmriti
    They were in Sanskrit, away from the understanding of people. So commentaries were
    required.
    Medatithi
    Mitakshra: Governed entire country except Bihar, Bengal and parts of orissa

    Dayabhaga: Made a digest on Hindu laws.


    Within Mitakshra there are 4 schools:
    Mitila, Benaras, Maharashtra, Dravida.
    This was the Bhramhinical Era.

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