Laws of Manu

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient legal text
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Manusmriti
gptkbp:attributedTo gptkb:Titan
gptkbp:chapter 12
gptkbp:contains rules for penance
rules for administration
rules for charity
rules for excommunication
rules for peace
rules for witnesses
rules for festivals
rules for inheritance
rules for punishment
rules for slavery
rules for funeral rites
rules for gifts
rules for hospitality
rules for marriage
rules for contracts
rules for daily rituals
rules for food and diet
rules for penance for Brahmins
rules for penance for Kshatriyas
rules for penance for Shudras
rules for penance for Vaishyas
rules for penance for sins
rules for property rights
rules for social conduct
rules for education
rules for kingship
rules for taxation
rules for trade
rules for war
rules for ascetic life
rules for caste system
rules for debt
rules for duties of men and women
rules for punishment of crimes
rules for purity and pollution
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:India
gptkbp:criticizedFor caste discrimination
gender bias
gptkbp:dateWritten circa 2nd century BCE – 3rd century CE
gptkbp:firstPublished 19th century
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Dharmaśāstra
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Laws of Manu
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Hindu_law
gptkb:British_colonial_law_in_India
Indian society
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Vedas
earlier Dharmaśāstra texts
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:referencedIn gptkb:Bhagavad_Gita
other Dharmaśāstra texts
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:subject gptkb:law
dharma
social order
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:French
gptkb:German
gptkb:Persian
English
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Buddhist_scripture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5