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Hindu governance  

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  • Hindu governance refers to those governing practices whose legitimacy derives from Sanskrit texts. Such texts have been understood to describe a social order based on caste, providing each individual with duties whose fulfillment contributes to the fulfillment of the community as a whole. [Source: Encyclopedia of Governance; Hindu Governance]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-JNFP8KL4-Z

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