SSC
INDIAN HISTORY
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Apastamba Dharma Sutra
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Yajnavalkya samriti
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Mahabharta
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Brihaspati samriti
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first historical reference to the term Kayastha, not necessarily related to the modern community, comes from a Mathura inscription of the Kushan emperor Vasudeva I, dated to around 171-172 CE, which records the gift of an image of the Buddha by a Kayastha Śramaṇa.
Detailed explanation-2: -Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha, also referred as North Indian Kayastha, is a subgroup of Hindus of the Kayastha community that are mainly concentrated in the Hindi Belt of North India. King Chitragupta (Sri Chitragupta Ji Maharaj) and his 12 sons.
Detailed explanation-3: -The initial historical reference of the word ‘Kayasth’ is found in Buddhist literature, Yajna Valkya, and Kushan’s period inscription. Mythologically, the 12 sons of Shri Chitragupta came to be known as Kayasth because their father, Shri Chitragupta emerged out of Lord Brahma’s whole Kaya (body).