Vishnu Smriti
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Vishnu Smriti is an ancient Hindu law text (Dharmashastra) traditionally attributed to the god Vishnu, outlining religious duties, social norms, and legal codes.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dharmashastra
ⓘ
Hindu law text ⓘ Smriti text ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu scripture
ⓘ
Sanskrit literature ⓘ |
| compositionDate | first millennium CE (approximate scholarly estimate) ⓘ |
| cosmologicalFramework | Vedic cosmology ⓘ |
| ethicalFramework |
karma
ⓘ
reincarnation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
expiations (prayaschitta)
ⓘ
fines and punishments ⓘ property disputes ⓘ purification rites ⓘ rules for ascetics ⓘ rules for householders ⓘ rules for students ⓘ witnesses and evidence ⓘ |
| genre |
legal text
ⓘ
religious text ⓘ |
| influenced | later Hindu legal tradition ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf | Dharmashastra corpus ⓘ |
| period | ancient India ⓘ |
| prescribes |
daily rituals
ⓘ
festivals and observances ⓘ food and purity rules ⓘ marriage rules ⓘ rules of inheritance ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Manusmriti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Narada Smriti NERFINISHED ⓘ Yajnavalkya Smriti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in many modern editions) ⓘ |
| structure |
chapters
ⓘ
verses ⓘ |
| subject |
dharma
ⓘ
inheritance law ⓘ judicial procedure ⓘ king’s duties ⓘ legal codes ⓘ penal law ⓘ religious duties ⓘ ritual practice ⓘ social norms ⓘ varnashrama-dharma ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional Hindu jurisprudence ⓘ |
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