Dharmakosa: Vyavaharakanda-Vyavaharamatrka : A Comprehensive Source-Book on Living According to Dharma (Sanskrit Only in Three Volumes) - An Old and Rare Book
Book Details
Author(s)Laxmanshastri Joshi
PublisherAnand Ashram, Pune
ISBN / ASINB008RY1LLI
ISBN-13978B008RY1LL1
MarketplaceIndia 🇮🇳
Description
Language: Sanskrit Only
Pages: 2250
Vol. 1
Introduction
A history of Hindu Society and of Hindu Civilization forms an important material for the study of sociology. The social history of Indian can claim the same importance in the sociological science as belongs to the social history of ancient nations like Sumer, Egypt, Assyria, Babylonia, Syria, China, Iran, Greece, Rome and Arabia or of modern countries like Germany, Spain, England, France and U.S.A. In some respects the history of Hindu society can claim an importance of an altogether special character. The reasons for this importance are as follows:
(1) Chronologically the Hindu society forms one of the most ancient societies in the world. In the opinions of the scholars of the West as well as of the East the history of Hindu society and of Hindu civilization is at least five thousand years old; and the Hindu civilization is one of the few great civilizations that have survived the ravages of time.
(2) Hindu society stands first amongst the ancient civilizations outside China in view of its population and its geographical extent and diversity.
(3) India would rank probably as the greatest meeting-place of conflicting civilizations of ancient and modern times. It has been a scene of the immigrations, of the invasions and of the fusion of various peoples belonging to known and unknown races of mankind, such as the Dravidians, Aryans, Nagas, S’akas, Hunas, Mahomedans and Europeans, and these diverse civilizations have made deep and lasting impressions on the sociology of this country.
(4) Three of the greatest world religions, viz. Brahmanism, Jainism and Buddhism had their rise and expansion here.
(5) It was here that the Varna and Caste sy
Pages: 2250
Vol. 1
Introduction
A history of Hindu Society and of Hindu Civilization forms an important material for the study of sociology. The social history of Indian can claim the same importance in the sociological science as belongs to the social history of ancient nations like Sumer, Egypt, Assyria, Babylonia, Syria, China, Iran, Greece, Rome and Arabia or of modern countries like Germany, Spain, England, France and U.S.A. In some respects the history of Hindu society can claim an importance of an altogether special character. The reasons for this importance are as follows:
(1) Chronologically the Hindu society forms one of the most ancient societies in the world. In the opinions of the scholars of the West as well as of the East the history of Hindu society and of Hindu civilization is at least five thousand years old; and the Hindu civilization is one of the few great civilizations that have survived the ravages of time.
(2) Hindu society stands first amongst the ancient civilizations outside China in view of its population and its geographical extent and diversity.
(3) India would rank probably as the greatest meeting-place of conflicting civilizations of ancient and modern times. It has been a scene of the immigrations, of the invasions and of the fusion of various peoples belonging to known and unknown races of mankind, such as the Dravidians, Aryans, Nagas, S’akas, Hunas, Mahomedans and Europeans, and these diverse civilizations have made deep and lasting impressions on the sociology of this country.
(4) Three of the greatest world religions, viz. Brahmanism, Jainism and Buddhism had their rise and expansion here.
(5) It was here that the Varna and Caste sy
