Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
ancient legal text
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Manusmriti
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| gptkbp:attributedTo |
gptkb:Titan
|
| gptkbp:category |
Buddhist scripture
Sanskrit literature Indian legislation |
| gptkbp:contains |
2,684 verses
|
| gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:India
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| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
caste discrimination
gender discrimination |
| gptkbp:date |
circa 2nd century BCE – 3rd century CE
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:Dharmaśāstra
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| gptkbp:hasCommentaryBy |
gptkb:Govindaraja
gptkb:Medhatithi gptkb:Kulluka_Bhatta |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Law Code of Manu
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Hindu_law
gptkb:South_Asian_legal_traditions |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Vedas
earlier Dharmaśāstra texts |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Sanskrit
|
| gptkbp:prescribes |
rules for penance
rules for kings rules for charity rules for food rules for property rules for witnesses rules for festivals rules for inheritance rules for punishment rules for slavery rules for ascetics rules for gifts rules for hospitality rules for householders rules for marriage rules for purification rules for sacrifices rules for women rules for contracts rules for social conduct rules for education rules for trade rules for agriculture rules for funerals duties of different varnas (castes) rules for pollution rules for ritual purity |
| gptkbp:preservedIn |
various manuscripts
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| gptkbp:structure |
12 chapters
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| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:law
dharma social order |
| gptkbp:translatedInto |
gptkb:French
gptkb:German gptkb:Persian English other languages |
| gptkbp:usedBy |
British colonial administrators
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Patrick_Olivelle
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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