History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s18.18
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s18.18
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Bühler takes considerable pains to refute the claims of Manu to be regarded as the first legislator (S. B. E. vol. 25 pp. XXIII-XXX). But no serious refutation of the claim is really needed. The very extent of the literature known to the Manusmṛti and the mention of several writers on dharmaśāstra by name are sufficient to negative that claim.