2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A study of the theory of the sources of the law in the commentaries on the Manusmrti with special reference to the Vedic exegetics (Mimamsa)
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22520050
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Indian philosophy/Buddhist studies
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | マヌ法典 / 法源 / クマーリラ / ミーマーンサー |
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| Research Abstract |
The Manusmati acknowledges that the behavior of human beings is based on the pursuit of their desire whereas it restricts their behavior by the customary law, the codified law and the Veda, all of which are the authorities established prior to individuals. Under the influence ofKumarila, the representative scholar of the Vedic exegetics (Mimiasa), the commentators of theManusmati expound the restriction of human behavior by the codified law and the restriction of the latterby the Veda in order to eliminate the social influence of heretic religions, such as Buddhism. At the same time, however, they acknowledge the possibility that the contemporary learned men may compile the law codes that will be accepted as authoritative as the Manusmati in future.
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