Comparative Religion Motilal Banarsidass one of the renowned publishers

one of the renowned publishers in India

CONTENTS Foreword VII Acknowledgements IX General Introduction The Place of the Naradasmrti in Legal Literature 1 The Nature of the Text 2 The Date of the Naradasmrti 10 The Eponymous Author Narada 13 The Commentaries on the Naradasmrti 15 Jolly's Contribution to the Study of Naradasmrti 20 The Present Translation and Annotations 21 Typographical Conventions 21 Introduction to the Critical Edition Description of the Manuscripts 23 Genealogical Relation of the Manuscripts 35 Constitution of the Texts 38 The Naradasmrti 38 The Commentary of Asahaya 39 Critical Apparatus 39 Typographical Conventions 40 Abbreviations 41 CRITICAL EDITION MATRKA 1

Only a small proportion of India’s vast population has ever been literature and even those who could read have never been satisfied that a tradition can be learned from the age of a book

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Comparative Religion Motilal Banarsidass one of the renowned publishersAbout The Book (356 Pgs.): It provides a study of the prevailing religions of the world. By 'prevailing', it means 'living' and 'living religions', we mean such religions which are still observed and followed by a considerable number of people. Such religions include Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Sikhism. Some may have doubts about accepting Zoroastrianism as a living religion and their doubts may not