ācāra
“proper conduct”
idea · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
conduct · good conduct · rule of good conduct · rules of conduct
spoken of as
1 expressiongood conduct“ācāra”1 mention
Manusmṛti (Sanskrit)
From good conduct one indeed obtains long life;
in the texts
Manusmṛti
The disciplined, righteous manner of living declared to be the root of Dharma.
From good conduct one indeed obtains long life;
For a man of bad conduct is condemned in the world;
Even a man devoid of all auspicious marks, if he is of good conduct, full of faith, and free from envy, lives for a hundred years.
Parāśara Smṛti
Proper ritual and social conduct, described as the protector of dharma for the four varṇas.
The Conduct of the Four Social Classes (*cāturvarṇyācāram*)
*Ācāra* (proper conduct) is the protector of *dharma* for all four *varṇas*.