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[sv-rituals] Dharma Sutras online

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mani2 • May 21, 2002 


Dear Budding Mimamsakas,

There are many resources available on the internet
to help in the study of rituals. Some of these require
knowledge of Sanskrit but many don't. I really feel
we owe a debt of gratitude to all the western scholars
who have taken the time to make these shastras available
to the world at large. In an age when most Indians take
little interest in their own heritage, it is refreshing
to see people from a completely different culture making
this their primary focus of study, thereby helping us
understand our own history.

The principal Dharma Sutras, including the Apastamba,
Bodhayana, and Vaikhanasa, are available in transliteration
at:

ftp://ccftp.kyoto-su.ac.jp/pub/doc/sanskrit/dharmas/

This site also has many other Sanskrit texts available.

The Apastamba Dharma Sutra is available in English at:

http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sla/index.htm

Be forewarned: you may be astounded at how primitive
and non-spiritual many of the thoughts contained therein
are!

There is a site which presents Vedic rituals from the
Iyer/smArta perspective at:

http://www.tamiliyers.com/rituals/main.asp

Hope this helps,
Mani




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