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Dāya-Tattva
The Dāya-Tattva is a Hindu law treatise written by Raghunandana regarding the proper procedure for inheritance following the death of the father. It is considered by many to be a follow up text to Jīmūtavāhana's digest, the ''Dāyabhāga''. Raghunandana is considered to be a "disciple" of Jīmūtavāhana, and his texts subsequently differ only slightly from the ''Dāyabhāga''. Translation * The ''Dāya-Tattva'' was translated by the famous Hindu jurist, Golapcandra Sarkar. Topics covered in the digest * Partitions made by the father * Partition among brother's after their father's death * Persons not entitled to a share * Property not eligible for partition * Inheritance procedure for one who dies without a son Location The ''Dāya-Tattva'' is followed in the Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghunandana
Raghunandana (c. 16th century CE) was an Indian Sanskrit scholar from the Bengal region. His writings include 28 Smriti digests on Hindu law and a commentary on '' Dayabhaga''. Life Raghunandana was born at Nabadwip, to Harihara Bhattacharya. He was a pupil of Srinatha Acharya Chudamani. His writings mention ''Rayamukuta'' (1431 CE), and are mentioned by ''Viramitrodaya'' of Mitramisra (early 17th century). Thus, it can be inferred that Raghunandana lived around 16th century CE. The various estimates of his lifespan include: * Rajendra Chandra Hazra: 1520-1570 * Monmohan Chakravarti: born 1490 or 1500, literary activity during 1520-1575 * Pandurang Vaman Kane: 1510-1580 Bani Chakravarti wrote a book on him, titled ''Samaj-samskarak Raghunandan'' (1964), in Bengali language. Works ''Astavimsati-tattva'' Raghunandana authored 28 Smriti digests on civil law and rituals, collectively known as ''Astavimsati-tattva''. The English scholars compared Raghunandana's dig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dāyabhāga
The ''Dāyabhāga'' is a Hindu law treatise written by Jīmūtavāhana which primarily focuses on inheritance procedure. The ''Dāyabhāga'' was the strongest authority in Modern British Indian courts in the Bengal region of India, although this has changed due to the passage of the Hindu Succession Act of 1956 and subsequent revisions to the act. Based on Jīmūtavāhana's criticisms of the ''Mitākṣarā'', it is thought that his work is precluded by the '. This has led many scholars to conclude that the ' represents the orthodox doctrine of Hindu law, while the ''Dāyabhāga'' represents the reformed version. The central difference between the texts is based upon when one becomes the owner of property. The ''Dāyabhāga'' does not give the sons a right to their father's ancestral property until after his death, unlike ', which gives the sons the right to ancestral property upon their birth. The digest has been commented on more than a dozen times.Kane, P. V., ''History of Dharm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jīmūtavāhana
Jīmūtavāhana (c. 12th century) was an Indian Sanskrit scholar and writer of legal and religious treatises on Vaishnavism of early medieval period. He was the earliest writer on ''smriti'' (law) from Bengal whose texts are extant. Major works Jīmūtavāhana is known for his three major works. These three works are probably the parts of a bigger comprehensive digest, the ''Dharma Ratna''. His ''Kalaviveka'' is an exhaustive analysis of the auspicious ''kala'' (timings) for the performance of religious rites and ceremonies. This text also contains discussions on solar and lunar months. Based on the evidence of the last of a number of exact dates examined in this text, it is assumed that the text was written soon after March, 1093. His or or has dealt with (judicial procedure). The text is divided into five sections, ''Vyvaharamukha'', ''Bhashapada'', ''Uttarapada'', ''Kriyapada'' and ''Nirnayapada''. His magnum opus ''Dāyabhāga'' has dealt with the laws of inheritance based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengal
Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predominantly covering present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Geographically, it consists of the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta system, the largest river delta in the world and a section of the Himalayas up to Nepal and Bhutan. Dense woodlands, including hilly rainforests, cover Bengal's northern and eastern areas, while an elevated forested plateau covers its central area; the highest point is at Sandakphu. In the littoral southwest are the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. The region has a monsoon climate, which the Bengali calendar divides into six seasons. Bengal, then known as Gangaridai, was a leading power in ancient South Asia, with extensive trade networks forming connections to as far away as Roman Egypt. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindu Law
Hindu law, as a historical term, refers to the code of laws applied to Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs in British India. Hindu law, in modern scholarship, also refers to the legal theory, jurisprudence and philosophical reflections on the nature of law discovered in ancient and medieval era Indian texts. It is one of the oldest known jurisprudence theories in the world and began three thousand years ago whose original sources were the Hindu texts. Hindu tradition, in its surviving ancient texts, does not universally express the law in the canonical sense of ''Ius (canon law), ius'' or of ''Lex (canon law), lex''. The ancient term in Indian texts is Dharma, which means more than a code of law, though collections of legal maxims were compiled into works such as the Nāradasmṛti. The term "Hindu law" is a colonial construction, and emerged after the colonial rule arrived in Indian Subcontinent, and when in 1772 it was decided by British colonial officials, that European common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
