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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
1
Hindu treatise or treatises on particular topics, amounting to law books or codes. The
s
tramanuals 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
mastras (e.g. of Vtsyyana).2
In Buddhism, Mah
yna commentaries on philosophical issues in theOther books
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