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Author(s): Nārada.; Richard Wilfred Lariviere
ISBN(s): 9788120818040, 8120818040
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 59.33 MB
Year: 2003
Language: english
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ISBN 10:    8120818040
ISBN 13: 978-8120818040
Author:  Richard W. Lariviere

The Naradasmriti is unique in the corpus of sanskrit legal literature. It is the only original collection of legal maxims which purical juridica in character. It focuses solely on legal procedure and the substantive law that is included in this traditional category. The present critical edition is based on the evidence of forty-seven manuscripts from libraries in India, Nepal and Germany, France, United States and the UK. The author has critically edited and translated the incomplete but extremely important commentary of Ashahaya. He also provides summary of the commentary of bhavasvamin. This is most comprehensive and thorough examination of any of the basics texts of the indian legal tradition. It establishes a new standard for the scholarly editing of these texts. the first edition of this work was awarded the prestigious CESMEO [centro Piemontese de studi sul medio ed estremo oriente, Torino] prize in 1990 as the best book in South Asia.
 

The Nāradasmṛti 1st Table of contents:

Introduction

  • Overview of the Nāradasmṛti
  • Historical Context
  • Thematic Focus and Structure

Part One: The Text and Its Transmission

  1. The Manuscripts of the Nāradasmṛti
  2. The Nāradasmṛti and Its Place in the Dharmasastra Tradition
  3. The Relationship Between Nāradasmṛti and Other Texts

Part Two: The Structure and Content of the Nāradasmṛti
4. The Fourfold Aims of Life (Purusharthas)
5. The Duties of the Varṇas and Āśramas
6. Ritual and Legal Guidelines in the Nāradasmṛti
7. Ethical Teachings and Social Conduct
8. The Role of Kingship and Governance
9. Nārada’s View on Dharma and Its Practical Application

Part Three: Commentary and Interpretation
10. The Development of the Nāradasmṛti’s Reception
11. Key Commentators on the Nāradasmṛti
12. The Influence of the Nāradasmṛti on Later Legal and Dharmic Literature

Part Four: The Nāradasmṛti in Context
13. Nāradasmṛti and the Wider Indian Legal and Religious Tradition
14. Nārada’s Influence in South and Southeast Asia
15. The Role of the Nāradasmṛti in Contemporary Legal and Religious Thought

Conclusion

  • Summary of Key Themes
  • The Continued Relevance of the Nāradasmṛti

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