A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Crime and punishment
This page describes Crime and punishment which is located on page 441 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [by T. S. Syamkumar]
U. , Sacrifice in Brahmana Texts, p. 165. (* 7) Ibid. , p. 83. (* 8) For more discussions see, Lahiri, Tarapada, Crime and Punishment in Ancient India, Radiant Books, New Delhi, 1986 and Das Gupta, Ram Prasad, Crime and Punishment in Ancient India, Bharatiya Kalaprakashan, Delhi, 2007. (* 9) Lubin, Timothy, op. cit. , p. 104. (* 10) Ibid. , p. 105. (* 11) Thite, G....
Read full contents: 4.3. Punishment and Expiatory Rites
The Matsya Purana (critical study) [by Kushal Kalita]
Crime and Punishment (danda). The most sacred duty of a king is to punish the wrong doer as established by the ancient Indian texts. The social conducts of human being as laid down in the Dharmashastras were strictly followed for living a peaceful life and if one found guilty for breaking those guidelines then the king should punish him for the crime....
Read full contents: Part 7a - Crime and Punishment (danda)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
—‘The award of punishment must be regulated by a consideration of the status of the criminal, of his bodily strength, of the nature of the crime, and whether the offence has been repeated.’ Yajnavalkya (1.367).—‘On those deserving punishment, the King shall inflict punishment after having considered the nature of the crime, the time, place and strength of the criminal, as also his age, conduct and wealth.’ Narada (Punishments, 38)....
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