Dharmasūtras | Hindu Laws

Gautama Dharmasūtras part 6. Brahmin may eat food given by twice-born men renowned for their devotion to duties. 1. Food Transactions 2. Unfit Food 3. Forbidden Food WOMEN AND MARRIAGE 4. Duties of a Wife 5. Levirate 6. To Whom Belongs a Son 7. Remarriage of a Wife 8. Marriage of a Younger Brother 9. Time of Marriage for Girls 10. Legitimate Seizure of Property

Gautama Dharmasūtras part 7. We have explained the Law pertaining to the social classes and the Law pertaining to the orders of life. PENANCES 1. Penances 2. Justification of Penance 3. General Penances 4. Excommunication from Caste 5. Contact with an Outcaste 6. Readmission into Caste Sins Causing Loss of Caste 7. Grievous Sins 8. Consequences of Falling from Caste 10. Fall of Women

Gautama Dharmasūtras part 8. In matters that are unclear, one should follow what is endorsed by a minimum of 10 persons who are cultured, skilled in reasoning, and free from greed. INHERITANCE 1. Inheritance 2. Appointed Daughter 3. Property of a Sonless Man 4. Levirate 5. Women’s Property 6. Inheritance after Partition Resolving Doubts Regarding the Law 9. Resolving Doubts Regarding the Law

*/ Index of Contents | 8 Parts Part 1: SOURCES OF LAW 1. Sources of Law THE STUDENT 2. Time of Initiation Student’s Code of Conduct 3. Insignia 4. Purification 5. Rules of Study 6. Uninitiated Children 7. General Rules 8. Conduct towards a Teacher 9. Food 10. Punishment 11. Conclusion of Study Part 2: ORDERS OF LIFE 1. Argument

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