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Code of Manu Flashcards

1
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This was the legendary first man and set down the laws describing how people were to live

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Manu

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Manu set forth laws dealing with what?

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dividing hindu society into 4 social classes based on occupation

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This refers to laws, duties or obligations in the Hindu Caste System?

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dharma

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This represents the total of a person’s actions and dictates his fate

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karma

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In the “Code of Manu” where did man spring from?

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Manu’s mouth, arm, thigh, and feet

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What part o society did Brahmins represent?

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priests

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According to the “Code of Manu” which part of the body was pure?

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above the navel by the self-existent or mouth

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The Brahmins sprang from Manu’s what?

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mouth

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Because the Brahmins hold the _____ (Hindu scripture) they are by right lords of all this creation

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Vedas

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Whatever exist in the universe, who is entitled to it?

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Brahmins

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Which caste has the following duties? teaching, studying and sacrifice.

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Brahmins

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Which caste has the following duties? Defense of the people.

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Kshatriya

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Which caste has the following duties? Tending cattle, trade and agriculture.

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Vaisya

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Which caste has the following duties? Serve all the other castes without grudging or complaining.

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Shurdra

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15
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This is the Hindu sacred text

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Vedas

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16
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Crime: assaults with virulent words

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Punish: his tongue cut

17
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Crime: insults the name of an upper caste

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Punish: red-hot iron rod, ten fingers long shall be thrust in his mouth

18
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Crime: give instruction to the priests in regard to their duty

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Punish: boiling hot oil poured into his mouth and ear

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Crime: Insults a one-eyed man or lame man

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punish: fined at least one ka rsa pana

20
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Crime: slander his mother, father, brother, wife, son or spiritual leader

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fined one hundred rupees

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Crime: low born man sits next to a high born man

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punish: branded at the hip or backside cut off

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Crime: strike a high born with a hand or foot

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punish: hand or foot cut off

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