Talk:Sources of dharma

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I'm afraid this article can bd merged rightaway to Classical Hindu law.... Joshua Jonathan  - Let's talk!  12:45, 17 May 2020 (UTC)


 * I really appreciate your concern in creating this article... Hindu law was based on the sacred scriptures... I feel it should be renamed as Order of precedence in scriptural authority within Hinduism.... Dharma has alternate meaning in Buddhism.... Whenever, I get time, I will try to add more information to this section... Bsskchaitanya (talk) 15:54, 17 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Oh my.... that would be a mind-boggling title, which surely nobody would be searching for with those exact search-terms. And achara and atmamusti are not scriptural sources of authority, are they? The title should then be "Order of precedence in authority [of sources of dharma] within classical Hindu law" - hey, any reader left?
 * But seriously, we can't have two articles on the same topic, so I seriously suggest we mergd this article to "Classical Hindu law," and keep the title as a redirect. Similarly, we can use Order of precedence in scriptural authority within Hinduism also as a redirect. Joshua Jonathan  - Let's talk!  17:31, 17 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I prefer rename this article as Sastra Pramanam in Hinduism'. I am editing this article and your modifications have removed my edits since 2 hours.Bsskchaitanya (talk) 17:58, 17 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I can understand the confusion. The same Sastra Pramanam (epistemic authority) was considered in all aspects of Hindu life such as worship, law and customs, etc. This article may be deleted or redirected as I agree with your valid point. I must thank you for your concern and also appreciate your knowledge on wikipedia rules and reguluations.


 * Therefore, in order to focus of epistemic authority in Hinduism, I have created an article named Sastra Pramanam in Hinduism'. Concising sources from this epistemic authority Adi Sankara has relied just on Upanishads (from Sruti), Bhagavat Gita (from Mahabharata, i.e. smriti) and didnt considered the anteultimate sources such as puranas in his prasthanatrayi. I will elaborate that article whenever I get free time. This helps readers to know the origin of prasthanatrayi and why every time in any Hindu discourse or Philosophical argument the scholars stress on Sastra Praamanikata. Every Astika scholar tries not to have Srutivirodha in his works, arguments. Even social reformers from south India such as Gurazada Apparao, Veeresalingam considered them when reforming bad social practices in Hinduism. Babasaheb Ambedkar in Annihilation of caste, touches upon this concept of Sastra Pramanam in criticizing Hinduism and advocating against caste system. I feel knowledge on this information on Sastra Pramanam in Hinduism will not only help in understanding the Six Darshanas, Vedanta schools but also on aspects of social reform within Hinduism.


 * An interesting anecdote I wish to bring. There was a famous Jesuit named Roberto de Nobili who spread Bible in South India as terming it as Fifth Veda. His school has indeed produced a dubious french work, Ezourvedam. Thus it can be inferred that Nobili must have known this concept of Sastra Pramanam in Hinduism and that Vedam is the ultimate authority. The moment veda is used for a text, it surely catches the imagination of Hindu gentry and masses. Surprisingly, in Tamil, Bible was referred as Vedaagaamam (dont know if it is still referred by same name). This anecdote implies that westerners in India have encountered this concept of Sastra Pramanam in Hinduism.


 * Have a look at that article. I can clearly see your amazing wikipedia editing skills. Bsskchaitanya (talk) 20:51, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

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To Śāstra pramāṇam in Hinduism; obviously, the intention was to rename this article. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk!  07:04, 18 May 2020 (UTC)