[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v3.c46.91 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c46.91 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c46.91 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c46.91](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c46.91) ²¹⁸² The central ideas of the ceremony are the renunciation of all worldly ties, contempt of the world and all earthly riches, a life of ahiṁsā and contemplation on and realization of the Absolute Brahman. The summary is close to the original, only omitting a few quotations, a few repetitions and some matters that have already been dealt with. - [Previous: v3.c46.90.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c46.90.5) - [Next: v3.c46.92](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c46.92) - [Up: v3.c46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c46) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c46.91](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c46.91) · Pramāṇa