The laws of Manu were mythically written by "Manu" (the father of man) 30 million years ago. It is currently believed that around 200 BC, the Brahmin compiled them into a single text, in response to the onset of Buddhism. They hold in their teachings, an explanation of the creation of existence, complete nature and structure of all things in it as well as how they interact, and the "laws" (responsibilities) and punishments of all of those things.
The particular text I chose is Chapter 1 Verses 1-57. This is the Hinduism equivalent of the Genesis Story of the Bible and I found it fascinating how similar they both are.
This text, to certain extent does reflect the apparent beliefs of the people (viewable through their actions), however in some respects it does not.
In regard to teachings that do reflect the current beliefs, an example from this particular text is the reference to lots of deities "above, within and before" man (the many gods of Hinduism) as stated in verse 22 ("He,......
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