the Laws of Manu __ India 400 BC ___ [2,670 verses] (original) (raw)

2670 verses, in just over 90 chapters. A model for the ancient renumbering patterns of the priesthoods, for it basically follows the numbering exactly. Written around 400 BC, when Plato taught the philosophy of Socrates and the Republic at the Academy of Athens. The primary law document of antiquity, for the young princes to read before they were to sit on the throne, and to hold court each day for their subjects. Very clearly explains the caste system in the context of reincarnations. (the caste system eventually was corrupted by dogma and rules, however the basic ideas are set forth well here)