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- proper noun Hinduism A specific
body ofHindu religiousscripture . - proper noun A female
given name used in India.
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Examples
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It is in these two classes of house-ritual and law-ritual, which together constitute what is called Smriti, tradition-ritual (in distinction from the so-called Çruti, revelation-ritual), that one may expect to find the religion of the time; not as inculcated by the promoters of mystery, nor yet as disclosed by the philosopher, but as taught (through the priest) to the people, and as accepted by them for their daily guidance in matters of every-day observance.
The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow Edward Washburn Hopkins 1894
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The famous Yajnavalkya Smriti is introduced in the remote sanctuary of an ascetic.
Rajiv Malhotra: Dharma Is Not The Same As Religion Rajiv Malhotra 2011
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The famous Yajnavalkya Smriti is introduced in the remote sanctuary of an ascetic.
Rajiv Malhotra: Dharma Is Not The Same As Religion Rajiv Malhotra 2011
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The famous Yajnavalkya Smriti is introduced in the remote sanctuary of an ascetic.
Rajiv Malhotra: Dharma Is Not The Same As Religion Rajiv Malhotra 2011
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The famous Yajnavalkya Smriti is introduced in the remote sanctuary of an ascetic.
Rajiv Malhotra: Dharma Is Not The Same As Religion Rajiv Malhotra 2011
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Smriti SafayaHong KongSeeking Notoriety on the NetYour article "The Flip Side Of Internet Fame" (March 3) made me feel disappointed that there are people who think that humiliating others publicly is fun.
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Smriti, first of all, are you and your parents all OK?
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Buddha's fault was he preached a casteless society which challanged brahminical Manu Smriti-the four tier Varna System (which placed the brahmins on top of the ladder-Brahamin, Kshtriya, Vaisya and Shudra) -- As somebody said here brahmins made an attempt during British Rule to call themselves Aryans-brahmo samaj-Arya samaj were organanizations estbalished for this purpose-the British rejected this-so began India's freedom struggle-led (to give the devil its due, by brahmins).
Why are South Indians so smart? Steve Sailer 2002
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In treatises on the Smriti, the indications of these three kinds or degrees of modifications are given.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Giving up dry disputation, have recourse to Sruti and Smriti, and seek thou, with the aid of thy reason, the knowledge of the Undecaying One that is without a second.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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