The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2152 page)

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(Skt., ‘command, rule’).
1
Hindu treatise or treatises on particular topics, amounting to law books or codes. The
s
tra
manuals of the priests are extended and better organized. The best known examples are the
Dharma
stras
(e.g.
Manusm
ti
,
Yajñavalkyasm
ti
),
Artha
stra
, and K
ma
stras (e.g. of V
tsy
yana).
2
In Buddhism, Mah
y
na commentaries on philosophical issues in the

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