Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c6.9
Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c6.9
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c6.9
*Varṇāśrama-Dharma.* It is, however, to be noted that the Dharma for which the Hindu State stood was what is known as *Varṇāśrama-Dharma.* It was the law that regulated the occupations of different castes of people, and duties of life depending on its different stages called *Āśramas.* The Hindu scheme of life determines its duties normally in accordance with caste, i.e., birth and heredity, and also with age. Kauṭilya in his *Arthaśāstra* presents this scheme as follows:
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- Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit