shastra

plural shastras

1. alternativeAlternative form of Shastra.

plural Shastras · alternative Sastra · alternative Shastah · alternative Shaster · alternative Shastrah

1. A treatise for authoritative instruction in Hinduism, especially one explaining the Vedas.

   The answers to both questions are found in the Shastras of the Sanatana Dharma.

   2005, Ashim Bhattacharyya, Bhagavan Shri Krsna & Bhagavat Dharma, unnumbered page

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   There are six Darshan Shastras called the six schools of philosophy. They are: (1) Poorv Mimansaby Sage Jaimini, (2) Nyay by Sage Gautam, (3) Vaisheshik by Sage Kanad, (4) Sankhya by Bhagwan Kapil, (5) Yog by Sage Patanjali, and (6) Uttar Mimansa (Brahm Sutra) by Bhagwan Ved Vyas. All the six Darshan Shastras are in sutra form.

   1999, Prakashanand Saraswati, The True History and the Religion of India: A Concise Encyclopedia of Authentic Hinduism, published 2001, page 555

   There is an interesting link between the need to anchor sociologist's training with knowledge of Sanskrit and the observation that the Shastras are sociological because the latter are in Sanskrit.

   2004, T. K. Oommen, Nation, Civil Society and Social Movements: Essays in Political Sociology, page 170