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A History of Hindu Political Theories from the Earliest Times to the End of the First Quarter of the Seventeenth Century A.D. c12.s1.30

A History of Hindu Political Theories from the Earliest Times to the End of the First Quarter of the Seventeenth Century A.D. c12.s1.30

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‡ p. 64. In the Digests of the Jaina Sacred Law belonging to this period, it may be observed in this connection, loyalty to the king is enjoined as a religious duty. Thus both Haribhadra (fl. latter half of the 9th century A.D.) in his Dharmabindu (I 31) and Hemachandra in his Yogaśāstra (I 48) include the act of refraining from disrespect to the king in the list of duties that are binding on the householder.

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