Dharmasūtra parallels: Containing the Dharmasūtras of apastamba, Gautama, Baudhāyana, and Vasiṣṭha/ Patrick Olivelle,

DHARMASUTRA PARALLELS
INTRODUCTION
SOURCES AND ARBITERS OF DHARMA
Sources of Dharma
Extent of the Veda
Arbiters of Dharma •
Authoritative Regions
DIVERSITY OF DHARMA
Dharma in Different Ages
Dharma of Regions and Groups
Dharma Common to All
Conflicts Between Injunctions
Dharma in Times of Adversity
Paths of Dharma and Adharma
VARNA SYSTEM
The Four Varnas
Mixed Varnas
Privileges and Duties of Brahmins
Position of SDdras
Occupations of Varnas
Outcastes
Excommunication from Caste
Association with Outcastes
Re-admission to caste
ASRAMA SYSTEM
General
Legitimacy and Relative Superiority
VEDIC STUDENT
Dharma before Initiation
Time of Initiation
Initiation
Failure to be Initiated
Re-initiation
Residency and Study
Dress Code
Code of Behavior
Begging and the Food of Students
Fire Worship
Teacher
Student's Conduct towards His Teacher
Teacher's Wives and Sons
Duties of a Teacher
Disciplining Students
Completion of Studentship
Permanent Studentship
Return to Studentship
SNATAKA
Definition
General Rules of Behavior
MARRIAGE
Genera]
Tune for Marriage
Kinds of Marriage
Brideprice
Improper Marriages
Divorce and Multiple Wives
Remarriage of Women
HOUSEHOLDER
General Rules of BehaviOT
Toilet F*ractices
Bathing
Quenching Libations (jarpatfa')
Sexual Activity
WOMEN
Oenoal
Mother
Wife
Widow
Menstruation and Purification
CHILDREN
Importance of sons/children
To Whom a Son Belongs
Kinds of Sons
Female Sons
Adoption
Leviratic Union
KINSHIP
INHERITANCE
Genwal
Inheritance of Women
VBDIC STUDY
G^oal
Annual Course of Study
Suspension of Vedic Recitation
TEACHER
General
Duties of a Teacher
BehavicH* towards Teacher by Snataka
Behavior towards Teacher by Householder
RITUAL AcnvmES
Sacrificial Cord
JIFTS
Sacramentary Rites
General Rules
Great Sacrifices
Bali Offerings
Twilight Worship {sandhya)
Rites for Prosperity
GUESTS
General
Honey Mixture (niadhuparka)
RULES OF PRECEDENCE
GREETING
FOOD
General Rules on Food
Food Distribution
Rules on Eating
People Whose Food May Be Eaten
People Whose Food May Not Be Eaten
Unfit Food
Forbidden Food
Meat
Offering to Breaths (prdmgnihotra)
DEATH
General
Impurity from Death and Birth
ANCESTRAL OFFERING (srdddha)
General
Appropriate Times
Appropriate Food
Appropriate Invitees
Procedure
Daily Ancestral Offering
Monthly Ancestral Offering
IMPURITY AND PURIFICATION
Statutory Purity of Persons are Articles
Impurity from Touch
Purification of Persons
Sipping
Purification of Articles
ASCETIC HOUSEHOLDERS
FOREST HERMITS
WANDERING MENDICANTS
General Rules of Conduct
Procedure of Initiation
SINS ANDPENANCK
Justification of Penance
Principal Grievous Sins
Secondary Grievous Sins
Other Sins
Penances for Killing
Penances for Sexual Crimes
Penances for Theft
Penances for Drinking Liquor
Penance for Students Who Break Their Vows
Penances for Secret Sins
Krcchra Penance
Lunar Penance
Miscellaneous Penances
Generic Penances
Cultivation of Knowledge and Virtue
KING AND STATE
General
Protection and Governance of Subjects
Royal Fort and Residence
Appointment of Officials
Taxes, Duties, and Tolls
War
Lost Property and Treasure Trove
Private Property: Ownership Disputes
Money Lending and Rates of Interest
Control of the Economy
Gambling and Betting
JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Judges and Judicial Conduct
Evidence and Witnesses
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Disputes. Damage Caused by Animals
Crime and Punishment
Sexual Crimes
Abuse and Assault
Theft
Legitimate Seizure of Property