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1. The Smriti are considered the secon dary scriptures of Hinduism.
2. Smriti is a recollection of that experience.
3. Smriti is the name for non-Shruti texts; Smriti is generally seen as secondary to Shruti.
4. Smriti : The code of conduct from one era to another.

Shruti

1. The Shrutis take precedence over Smriti in any matter of apparent mutual dispute.
2. The author has enlightened the reader on what is shruti and what is smriti, what are the messages of the Upanishads.

Manu Smriti

1. Manu: The ancient lawgiver, whose code, The Laws of Manu (Manu Smriti) is the foundation of Hindu religious and social conduct.
2. Manu Smriti and Yajnavalkya Smriti are universally accepted at the present time as authoritative works all over India.
3. Manu Smriti, Yajnavalkya Smriti and Parasara Smriti contain the code of conduct for man.
4. Some of the more common religious law books were the Manu Smriti, the Apastamba Smriti and the Bodhyayana Smriti.
5. Only Manu Smriti talks clearly about caste system and their duties.

Sruti

1. The sacred literature of Hinduism can be divided up into two distinct categories: sruti and smriti .
2. Sruti is revelation and Smriti is tradition.
3. Sruti literally means what is heard, and Smriti means what is remembered.
4. If there is anything in a Smriti which contradicts the Sruti, the Smriti is to be rejected.

Smritis

1. This voice is more than Smriti.
2. A new Smriti to suit the requirements of this age is very necessary.
3. Dhaka's people congregate at the Central Shaheed Minar and the Jatiyo Smriti Soudho to celebrate the national heroes of the liberation war.
4. Smriti came from those Rishis who recorded all this for the posterity.
5. He laid down all provisions governing caste system in Manu- Smriti.

Dharma

1. Manusmriti refers to the Vedas, which are to be regarded as the main valid source of knowledge about dharma, as shruti and to dharmashastras as smriti.
2. Manu Smriti - an important and ancient text, the -codebook for mankind-; the principal Dharma Shastra.

Society

1. In this book valuable verses from "Manu Smriti" has been selected, which are still relevant to the society.
2. Another group of smriti texts are the collections of dharma, duty or law as it relates to members of society.

Smriti Texts

1. While technically it is considered as Smriti text, it has singularly achieved nearly the status of Shruti, or revealed knowledge.
2. The Smriti texts (including the Manusmriti) have elaborated the rules about this system.
3. The Vedas constitute shruti, whereas there are many different smriti texts.

Hindu

1. Yajnavalkya Smriti is chiefly consulted in all matters of Hindu Law.
2. The Ramayana ( Sanskrit: vehicle of Rama) is part of the Hindu smriti, written by Valmiki (c.
3. Smriti, in a broader sense, covers all Hindu Sastras save the Vedas.
4. The Manu Smriti is often regarded as the culmination of classical Hindu law, and hence its position is important.

Scriptures

1. Hindu scriptures can be classified into two types: shruti and smriti.
2. Smartas are followers and propagators of Smriti or religious texts derived from Vedic scriptures.
3. Smartism: Sect based on the secondary scriptures (smriti).
4. Smarta: "Of or related to smriti," the secondary Hindu scriptures.
5. Garuda Purana is one of the Puranas which are part of the Hindu body of texts known as the smriti.

Technically

1. As part of the Mahabharata, the Bhagavad-Gita technically falls in the category of smriti rather than shruti.
2. As part of the Mahābhārata, the Bhagavad-Gītā technically falls in the category of smriti rather than shruti.

Shastras

1. Smarta means a follower of classical smriti, particularly the Dharma Shastras, Puranas and Itihasas.
2. The scripture are collectively referred to as Shastras and are classified into two classes: Shruti and Smriti.

General

1. The Yajnavalkya Smriti follows the same general lines as the Manu Smriti and is next in importance to it.
2. In a general sense, smriti may refer to any text other than shruti (revealed scripture) that is revered as scripture within a particular sect.

Smriti Literature

1. Early smriti literature is composed over next 400 years.
2. Smriti Literature consists of large number of books.
3. The Epics, the Sutras and the Puranas comprise the bulk of the Smriti literature.
4. The smarta or orthodox of Shaivism practiced the varnashrama system as enunciated in the smriti literature and the Manu-samhita and Kalpa Sutra.

Smriti

1. Time is ripe for a new Smriti.
2. The Sruti and the Smriti are the two authoritative sources of Hinduism.
3. The Smriti stands next in authority to the Sruti.
4. As the Mahabharata says, "The Veda differ, and so do the Smriti.
5. Smriti also denotes non- Shruti texts generally, seen as secondary in authority to Shruti.

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