Smriti
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''''' (, , ), also spelled or ''''', is a body of Hindu texts representing the remembered, written tradition in Hinduism, rooted in or inspired by the Vedas. works are generally attributed to a named author and were transmitted through manuscripts, in contrast to Vedic or literature, which is based on a fixed text with no specific author, and preserved through oral transmission. are derivative, secondary works and considered less authoritative than in Hinduism, except in the Mīmāmsa school of Hindu philosophy. The authority of accepted by orthodox schools is derived from that of , on which it
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12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Texts
- The structure of ''Smṛti'' texts
- Role of ''Smṛti'' in Hindu Law
- Earliest ''Smṛti'' on Hindu Law: Dharma-sūtras
- Later ''Smṛti'' on Hindu Law: Dharma-smriti
- Bhasya on Dharma-smriti
- See also
- References
- Explanatory notes
- Citations
- External links
''''' (, , ), also spelled or '', is a body of Hindu texts representing the remembered, written tradition in Hinduism, rooted in or inspired by the Vedas. works are generally attributed to a named author and were transmitted through manuscripts, in contrast to Vedic or literature, which is based on a fixed text with no specific author, and preserved through oral transmission. are derivative, secondary works and considered less authoritative than in Hinduism, except in the Mīmāmsa school of Hindu philosophy. The authority of accepted by orthodox schools is derived from that of , on which it is based.
The literature is a corpus of varied texts that includes: the six (the auxiliary sciences in the Vedas), the epics (the and ), the and (or ), the , the , the or poetical literature, extensive (reviews and commentaries on and non- texts), and numerous (digests) covering politics, ethics (), culture, arts and society.