The Laws of Manu

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“The Laws of Manu”, by Manusmruti I was able to comprehend the system that was enforced by social classes. The rules were more than straightforward throughout The Cast System were improved also it conveyed ideology of religion. “The Laws of Manu”, tie into religion and the social construct of the world in a clear understanding of their social classes. The analysis of the document and the evidence is that there are neither original copies of the “The Laws of Manu” found to date nor unchanging written record of events in an original form. Also, scholars and archeologist lack access to any information that could identify the author status, religion, and influenced the composition of the text.“The Laws of Manu” began with a group of seers asking Manu to explain the laws of the social classes to them. “The Laws of Manu” were both a legal and a religious text that conveyed the basic of Hindu beliefs from religion, culture, and society of ancient India. “The Laws of Manu” illustrated the social classes that the ancient Indians had, and the social classes and duties were designed with those structure in mind. Manu began by explaining the social classes aka the different levels of dharma. There were different social classes clearly, Brahmanas (teachers and priest),: had the most power and authority, 2nd: Ksatriya (armymen), had some authority compared to the slaves , and 3rd: Shudras (unholy slaves) had no authority at all. The codes were implemented into a society to maintain duties for each social structure. For example: Brahmin duty was “ Teaching, studying, sacrificing for himself, sacrificing for others, making gifts and receiving them are the six acts prescribed for a Brahmin” (Laws of Manu75). An example from the document a Ksatriya (armymen), duty was “I will declare the duties of kings, and show how a king should conduct himself, and how he can obtain
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