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Re: ARTICLE : SBG, shruti and smR^iti
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Subject: Re: ARTICLE : SBG, shruti and smR^iti
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From: "Jaldhar H. Vyas" <jaldhar@braincells.com>
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Date: Thu, 5 Sep 1996 12:30:42 GMT
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Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu
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Organization: Consolidated Braincells Inc.
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References: <ghenDwuyny.s9@netcom.com> <5077j4$rd8@news.ececs.uc.edu> <ghenDx7vos.54M@netcom.com>
dchakrav@netserv.unmc.edu (Dhruba Chakravarti) wrote in article
<ghenDx7vos.54M@netcom.com>...
> The point of this discussion was, smR^itis are considered inferior
> literature, and shrutis are considered superior. Describing the SBG as
> smR^iti is therefore is in question.
>
Smrti is not inferior to Shruti. It is later so if there is a conflict
between the two, Shruti takes precedence but even then the usual practice
of the Shastris is to try and reconcile the two. Most of our current
rites and customs (especially for non-Brahmans) are based on Smrti not
Shruti but that doesn't make them any less "Vedic."
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