Morality, Authority and Society: The Problem of Dharmaprāmāṇya

I The Problem: Texts and the Context. The problem of dharmapramanya is the problem of the valid sources of the knowledge of dharma i.e. morality, duty or the good. In Hindu Ethics, Sruti, Smriti and Sadacara are the valid sources of the knowledge of dharma.

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बक्षी धर्मप्रामाण्य की समस्या प्रस्तुत करते हैं: धर्म के ज्ञान के प्रमाण कौन से हैं। वे श्रुति, स्मृति और सदाचार के क्रम की विवेचना करते हैं तथा लोकविद्विष्ट, महाजन और कलिवर्ज्य जैसी युक्तियों पर विचार करते हैं, जिनसे लोकमत और इतिहास शास्त्र-प्रामाण्य पर दबाव डालते हैं। Baxi sets out the problem of dharmaprāmāṇya: which sources validly yield knowledge of duty. He examines the ranking of śruti, smṛti and sadācāra, the devices of lokavidviṣṭa, mahājana and kalivarjya by which opinion and history press on textual authority, and the resolution of conflict between duties themselves.

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