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Kamala Lectures Evolution of Hindu Moral Ideals

1935

It connotes among other things belief in the authority of the Vedas and other sacred writings of the ancient sages, in the immortality of the soul and in a future4 EVOLUTION OF HINDU MORAL IDEALS life, in the existence of a Supreme God, in the theory of Karma and re-birth, in the worship of ancestors, in the social organisation represented by the four main castes, in the theory of the four stages [...] While the specu- lations of the former are based upon the foundation of pure reason, the discussions of the latter are based upon the authority of the scriptures. [...] It is the fault not of his principles of construction, but of his presuppositions and premises that the logical result of the Mimatitsalca's reasoning has been to reduce orthodoxy to a mere belief in the authority of the Vedas and in the necessity of performing the rites prescribed by them and to encourage reverence for the letter ofINTRODUCTORY 13 the rule and a mechanical sacerdotalism. [...] This will be seen by reference to the variations of Yuga Dharma,' to the practices allowed or forbidden in the present age (Kaliyuga), to the recognition of local usages and the usages of particular castes and classes, to the miles of Apad- dharma or Dharma during dis- tress and adversity and to the principle of accom- modation to the ability of a person for performance I Matsu, I, 85. [...] The divergences of Sruti texts and of law- givers were a source of perplexity even in the age of the Moisandrata and Yudhisthira complained that the secret of DharmaINTRODUCTORY 21 was hidden and that the only safe course was to follow the usages of the people. ' In the introduc- tion to his commentary on the Pariiiara Smrti the famous MadhavacArya says that rules of the Sastras vary with the coun
philosophy religion
Pages
263
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.100014
Segment Pages Author Actions
Preface
i-xxi P.S. Aiyer view
Chapter I Introductory
1-23 unknown view
Chapter II Changes in Ethico-Legal Conceptions
24-53 unknown view
Chapter III Woman
54-67 unknown view
Chapter IV Caste
68-87 unknown view
Chapter V Slavery
88-91 unknown view
Chapter VI Law and Justice
92-106 unknown view
Chapter VII Rights and Duties of Rulers and Subjects
107-117 unknown view
Chapter VIII Miscellaneous Topics
118-133 unknown view
Chapter IX Doctrine of Karma
134-149 unknown view
Chapter X Some Fundamental Questions
150-165 unknown view
Chapter XI Charges Against Hindu Ethics and its Merits
166-188 unknown view
Chapter XII Moral Progress
189-201 unknown view
Chapter XIII The Drift of Modern Tendencies and the Future
202-230 unknown view
Index
231-242 unknown view

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