The Manu Smriti ( 10. 63 ), Chanakya ’ s Arthashastra ( 1. 3. 13 ) and the Vasishtha Dharmasutra ( 4. 4 ) point out that ahimsa is a duty for all the four classes ( Varnas ) of society.

The Manu Smriti prohibits wanton destruction of both wild and cultivated plants ( 11. 145 ).

The Vishnu Smriti and Manu Smriti regard the teacher and the mother and father as the most venerable influences on an individual.

The Vishnu Smriti and Manu Smriti regard the Acharya ( teacher / guru ), along with the mother and the father, as the most venerable individuals.

Hindu law is largely based on the Manu Smriti ( smriti of Manu ).

Another early system of laws is Hindu law framed by Manu and called as Manu Smriti, dating back to the 2nd century BC.

The Manu Smriti or Laws of Manu, written down around AD 200, prescribed execution by elephants for a number of offences.

The Pahlavas are a people mentioned in ancient Indian texts like the Manu Smriti, various Puranas, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, and the Brhatsamhita.

The Laws of Manu, for instance, are not revelation ; they are not Sruti, but only Smriti, which means recollection of tradition.

Ancient Hindu texts specify an age for the Upanayana ceremony based on the caste ( 8 for Brahmins, 11 for Kshathriyas, 12 for Vaishyas ( Manu Smriti sloka 2: 36 )) Upanayanam marks the start of learning of " Brahman " and Vedic texts.

The presence of Chinese people in India from ancient times is also suggested by the accounts of the " Ciñas " in the Mahabharata and the Manu Smriti.

According to one theory, the word " Khatri " originates from the word Khsatri mentioned in Manu Smriti to denote a mixed caste of low-ritual status, born of the union of Kshatriya mothers and Shudra fathers.

" Here again, it can be noticed that the proscriptions are specifically for brahmana and twice-born males ; there is no mention in the Manu Smriti of punishment for homosexual behavior between males of the other classes.

The Manu Smriti also notes the biological origins of a third gender: " A male child is produced by a greater quantity of male seed, a female child by the prevalence of the female ; if both are equal, a third-sex child or boy and girl twins are produced ; if either are weak or deficient in quantity, a failure of conception results.

Proponents also point to the proclamations and claim that the Manu Smriti was propagated.

Another important translation of Narayana is " The First Being ", according to the Manu Smriti.

Positive references are made to the ideal woman in texts such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, while some texts such as the Manu Smriti advocate a restriction of women's rights.

In the Manu Smriti, on the other hand, 8 types of marriage are specified: two involve bedecking the bride with costly garments and ornaments by the bride's family and groom's family, two involve the groom's family giving a gift to the family of the bride, and the other four do not involve an exchange of gifts.

Legend has it that sage Manu stepped off his ark in Manali to recreate human life after a great flood had deluged the world.

The Old Manali village has an ancient temple dedicated to sage Manu.

Manu Temple ( 3 km ): This is dedicated to the sage Manu situated at old Manali.

The text presents itself as a discourse given by the sage Manu, to a congregation of seers, or rishis, who beseeched him, after the great floods, in the vedic state of ' Brahmavarta ', in India, some 10, 000 years ago, to tell them on, how to face such calamities in future by organising themselves and lead an organised life with the " guidelines for all the social classes ".

In his book Revolution and Counter-Revolution in India, Dalit leader B. R. Ambedkar opined that Manu Smriti was written by a sage named Brigu during the times of Pushyamitra of Sangha in connection with social pressures caused by the rise of Buddhism.

Manu Ginobili from the San Antonio Spurs NBA team, has sometimes been referred to as Obi Wan Ginobili, due to his quick movements and play on the court.

On Funafuti and Vaitupu the founding ancestor is described as being from Samoa ; whereas on Nanumea the founding ancestor is described as being from Tonga ; These stories can be linked to what is known about the Samoa-based Tu ' i Manu ' a Confederacy, ruled by the holders of the Tu ' i Manu ' a title, which confederacy likely included much of Western Polynesia and some outliers at the height of its power in the 10th and 11th centuries.

With the later additions of center Nazr Mohammed from New York ( acquired in a midseason trade of Malik Rose ), and veteran forward Glenn Robinson from free agency, alongside regulars Bruce Bowen, Robert Horry, Tony Parker, Manu Ginóbili, and Tim Duncan, the Spurs would be near the top in the Western Conference all season, battling the Phoenix Suns for the best record in the NBA.

By the time the group released their first album in 1986 the Parisian alternative music scene had taken flight, and Manu, his brother Antoine Chao, and friends such as Alain from Les Wampas formed Los Carayos to incorporate this sound with the rockabilly and punk styles of Hot Pants.

# Matsya, the fish-avatar who saved Manu – the progeniter of mankind from the great deluge and rescued the Vedic scriptures by killing a demon.

# Matsya 1. 3. 15, he appeared to Manu and saved him from the flood.

Beneath the shield is the motto " Manu et Mente " ( with hand and mind ), which was the motto of the Sydney Technical College, from which the University developed.

Messi Me Nkonda Martin undoubtedly did the most to evolve bikutsi from its folk origins into a popular style using electric guitars and other importations, while Manu Dibango brought makossa to new audiences around the world.

* Manu and Queen of Glory, ( 2011 & 2012 ) by Christopher Nicole, two novels about Lakshmibai from the time of her marriage until her death during the ' Indian Revolt ' as seen and experienced by an English woman companion.

claim to descent from Vishwakarma and his five sons ( Manu, Maya, Silpa, Tvastra and Daivagna ), and claim to be Vishwa-Brahmin.

View from Manu Bay in Raglan

Eight kilometres from the Raglan township is a series of surf breaks including Indicators, Whale Bay, Manu Bay, Vortex Bay.

Manu Point is a left hand point break which works from 2 to 10 feet +, breaking over 300m.

There is also a beach break further down from Manu Point.

One well known text, the Laws of Manu, c. 200, codified the social relations between communities from the perspective of the Varna castes.

Te Keepa commanded the rearguard during the retreat from Te Ngutu o Te Manu after the government forces had been defeated and again in similar circumstances after the Battle of Moturoa.

The next month, Kusturica directed the music video to Manu Chao's single " Rainin In Paradize ", from the latter's forthcoming album.

All royal lines in our cycle are traced in the itihasa from Manu Vaivasvata ’ s sons and his only daughter Ila.

Iksvaku, the eldest son of Manu, establishes the solar line ( from Vivasvan, the sun-god, the father of Vaivasvata Manu ) at Ayodhya in Kosala.