Jimutavahana
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- Two Treatises on the Hindu Law of Inheritance
- The Kāla-vivēka (a part of Dharmaratna)
- Kalavivekah
- Kalavivekah
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Jīmūtavāhana (c. 12th century) was an Indian Sanskrit scholar and writer of legal and religious treatises on Vaishnavism of early medieval period. He was the earliest writer on smriti (law) from Bengal whose texts are extant.
==Major works== Jīmūtavāhana is known for his three major works. These three works are probably the parts of a bigger comprehensive digest, the Dharma Ratna.
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