Category Archives: Dharmashastra
DHARMASHASTRA
(c. 600 B.C.—c. 200 A.D.)
Gautama Sutra
Apastamba Sutra
Vasishtha Sutra
Laws of Manu
Vishnu Smriti
The shastras in Sanskrit Hindu literature are the textbooks of religious and legal duty. Shastra literally means “rule, command, code of laws, science,” and these works focus on many different subjects, including the three principal goals for human beings: … Continue reading
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