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Golden Sengol: The Spirit and Force of Law in the Dharmasastra

Authors: Sunil Sondhi

The Vedic doctrine of dharma in its entirety imparts to danda or sengol the character of an instrument for the advancement of culture. Law elevates man out of superficial sensory perceptions by instituting legislation, adjudication, and the enforcement of duties. The functions of law are thus in keeping with the ideas involved in the doctrine of dharma. The law as a pedagogic or purgatorial or moral- training institution is not merely an ownership-securing agency, but a dharma- promoting community. And herein the Indian knowledge tradition provides the justification for the installation of Golden Sengol in Indian parliament as a symbol of devotion to the cause of furtherance of the ‘highest good’ of man.

Comments: 19 Pages. A holistic concept of law including both ethical and legal perspectives seems to provide a more realistic picture of Indian legal culture.

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