A study of the theory of the sources of the law in the commentaries on the Manusmrti with special reference to the Vedic exegetics (Mimamsa)

《摩奴斯马蒂》承认人类的行为是基于对欲望的追求，而习惯法、成文法和《吠陀经》则限制了人类的行为，这些都是先于个人建立的权威。受《吠陀经》训诂学代表人物鸠摩罗什的影响，《摩奴斯马蒂》的释经者阐述了法典对人类行为的限制以及《吠陀经》对法典的限制，以消除佛教等异端宗教的社会影响。然而，与此同时，他们也承认，当代有学问的人有可能编纂出将来会被接受为像《马努斯马蒂》那样权威的法典。

The Manusmati acknowledges that the behavior of human beings is based on the pursuit of their desire whereas it restricts their behavior by the customary law, the codified law and the Veda, all of which are the authorities established prior to individuals. Under the influence ofKumarila, the representative scholar of the Vedic exegetics (Mimiasa), the commentators of theManusmati expound the restriction of human behavior by the codified law and the restriction of the latterby the Veda in order to eliminate the social influence of heretic religions, such as Buddhism. At the same time, however, they acknowledge the possibility that the contemporary learned men may compile the law codes that will be accepted as authoritative as the Manusmati in future.