The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c12.s5.4

c12.s5.4

To the same category as the Sanskrit Buddhist legends but more oriented to *Nīti* or political and social thought are the story-books of "Hindu India." Some of them are being named below:¹³
1. The *Tantrākhyāyika* (c. 350 A.C.)
2. The *Panchatantra* (c. 400 A.C.)
3. The *Brihatkathā* (c. 450 A.C.)
4. The *Hitopadeśa* (c. 500 A.C.)