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		haltingproblem on Sept 12, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the... While manu discouraged widow remarrige he advocated for a share of property for a married woman who has an extra-marital affair. The norm the world around at that time was death by stoning.

orochimaaru on Sept 12, 2024 [–]

I don’t agree with Manu’s societal directives. I guess it was a feature of its time and Hinduism currently is worse for it.

My interest is the first chapter where he elaborates on the chronology of the universe.

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