History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.1045

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.1045

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v5.c75.1045

Tīrthas, forests, mountains, holy rivers and t. have no owner and cannot be possessed by a person as owner 590, do not occupy a prominent place in the sūtras, in Manu and Yāj, but are highly lauded in Mahābhārata and Purāṇas and declared superior to sacrifices in several respects 561-562, literature on t., is far more extensive than on any other topic of Dharmaśāstra 581-582

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Linked texts (3)

Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit
Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit