The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c13.s2.t8.3

c13.s2.t8.3

For the purposes of sociological thought in the field of positivism no work is more valuable than Hemādri's. The division of his great treatise which is given over to *Dāna*, charities or gifts furnishes an objective picture of the morals, manners and sentiments in regard to "social service," community work, public benefactions etc. And as this division is based on the *Purāṇas* and other treatises including the *Mahābhārata* such as preceded and were formative forces in the epoch of Hemādri its importance as a document of Hindu social institutions for the entire period from Harṣa downwards is considerable.