| '''Smriti''' ({{lang-sa|स्मृति}}, [[IAST]]: ''{{IAST|Smṛti}}''), 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.<ref name=wendydof>Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty (1988), Textual Sources for the Study of Hinduism, Manchester University Press, ISBN 0-7190-1867-6, pages 2-3</ref> ''Smriti'' is a derivative secondary work and is considered less authoritative than ''Sruti'' in Hinduism, except in [[Mimamsa]] school of [[Hindu philosophy]].<ref name=jameslochtefeld>James Lochtefeld (2002), "Smrti", The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 2: N–Z, Rosen Publishing, ISBN 978-0823931798, page 656-657</ref><ref name=shelpollock41/> | | '''Smriti''' ({{lang-sa|स्मृति}}, [[IAST]]: ''{{IAST|Smṛti}}''), 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.<ref name=wendydof>Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty (1988), Textual Sources for the Study of Hinduism, Manchester University Press, ISBN 0-7190-1867-6, pages 2-3</ref> ''Smriti'' is a derivative secondary work and is considered less authoritative than ''Sruti'' in Hinduism, except in [[Mimamsa]] school of [[Hindu philosophy]].<ref name=jameslochtefeld>James Lochtefeld (2002), "Smrti", The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 2: N–Z, Rosen Publishing, ISBN 978-0823931798, page 656-657</ref><ref name=shelpollock41/> |