Were these ghastly strictures ever carried out, to our knowledge? It reminds one of poor Willian Tyndale.
Best,
Howard


On Nov 21, 2013, at 5:04 AM, Artur Karp <karp@uw.edu.pl> wrote:

Kane, HISTORY OF THE DHARMA ŚĀSTRA, VOL. II PART I, p. 82, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona 1941

has this:


<<...the practice current in the times of the Vedānta-sūtras that the Śūdra is not entitled to study the Veda. 

Gaut. XII.4 went so far as to prescribe:—

‘if the śūdra intentionally listens for committing to memory the Veda, then his ears should be filled with (molten) lead and lac; if he utters the Veda, then his tongue may be cut off; if he has mastered the Veda his body should be hacked'.>>

Hoping it's of some help, 

Regards, 
 
Artur Karp


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