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'''Smriti''' literally "that which is remembered," refers to a body of [[Hinduism|Hindu]] texts usually attributed to an author, traditionally written down but constantly revised, in contrast to [[Śruti]]s (the Vedic literature) considered authorless, that were transmitted verbally across the generations and fixed.

'''Smriti''' literally "that which is remembered," refers to a body of [[Hinduism|Hindu]] texts usually attributed to an author, traditionally written down but constantly revised, in contrast to [[Śruti]]s (the Vedic literature) considered authorless, that were transmitted verbally across the generations and fixed.

Dutta<ref>Datta, D. M. (1956). India’s debt to the west in philosophy. Philosophy East and West, 6, 195–212. doi:10.2307/1397150</ref> describes the relationship between Sruti and Smriti as follows: “Sruti is the primary scripture and authority in itself, whereas Smriti literature takes its authority from Sruti and is written to explain and elaborate Sruti to make it understandable and meaningful to the common people” (p. 189).

Dutta<ref name=":3">Dutta, D. (2014). Sustained human development as a psycho-social evolution from individuality to personality. International Journal of Development, 13(3), 188–203.</ref> describes the relationship between Sruti and Smriti as follows: “Sruti is the primary scripture and authority in itself, whereas Smriti literature takes its authority from Sruti and is written to explain and elaborate Sruti to make it understandable and meaningful to the common people” (p. 189).

 

Smriti is a human interpretation of the application of Sruti and therefore, unlike Srutis, Smrtis have an author<ref>Dhiman, S. (2010). Who am I: Self knowledge according to advaita vedanta. Interbeing, Spring, 17–28.</ref><ref name=":3" />.

==Etymology==

==Etymology==