They provided the scriptural basis of social order and of moral rules.
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Frequently asked questions
- What was The Dharmashastra Literature: The Manusmriti and the Legal Tradition (c. 200–0 BCE)?
- The Manusmriti (Code of Law) and similar dharmashastra texts formed the written foundations of Hindu law, family order and the caste system.
- When did The Dharmashastra Literature: The Manusmriti and the Legal Tradition (c. 200–0 BCE) happen?
- 200 BCE
- Where did The Dharmashastra Literature: The Manusmriti and the Legal Tradition (c. 200–0 BCE) take place?
- Kuzey Hindistan