The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics c16.s1.t3.45
The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics c16.s1.t3.45
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c16.s1.t3.45
But what is justice? It is a most practical or pragmatic definition that Hindu theorists offer. According to Manu³ justice consists in the application of law to the cases arising between the members of the state. And that law is to be known from the customs and from the *Institutes*, e. g. those of Gautama, Yâjnavalkya and others.