Packet 7: Bonus 7
A much-debated verse in this text states that “a woman must never be independent,” subject to her father, husband, and sons from youth to old age. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this dharmashastra, which the British used as their main source for official “Hindu Law,” although it is a moral commentary and not a legal code.
ANSWER: The Laws of Manu [or the Manusmrti or Manusmriti or the Manava Dharmashastra]
[10e] The Manusmriti is attributed to Manu and Bhrigu, who are Manasaputra, or “mind-born children" of this god. This creator god is the least celebrated member of the Trimurti.
ANSWER: Brahma [accept Prajapati; reject “Brahman”]
[10h] On December 25, this sect celebrates when its founder burned the Manusmriti to protest its teachings on varna. The vows first taken by this sect at a mass conversion in Nagpur begin by disavowing Brahma and other gods.
ANSWER: Ambedkarite Buddhism [or Neo-Buddhism; accept Dalit Buddhism; accept Navayana Buddhism accept descriptions of the Buddhist denomination founded by B.R. Ambedkar; accept Buddhists in place of Buddhism for any of these answers; prompt on Indian Buddhism; prompt on Ambedkarites]
<LR, Beliefs> | NAFTA-Packet-7
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 60% | 40% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contessa Dora | UNC Charity | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Maryland F♯ A♯ ∞ | Rosslyn Academic Team | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Munir Siddiqui Fan Club | JHU | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Penn State | Mike and Psmith | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| https://i.imgur.com/C6nN2FE.png | Catholic University A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 NAFTA at Stanford | 01/17/2026 | ✕ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 2026 NAFTA at UBC | 01/17/2026 | ✕ | 2 | 5.00 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA Online | 02/14/2026 | ✕ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| 2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt | 02/14/2026 | ✕ | 3 | 16.67 | 67% | 67% | 33% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Toronto | 09/13/2025 | ✕ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 40% | 60% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Maryland | 09/27/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Harvard | 10/04/2025 | ✕ | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Oxford | 10/11/2025 | ✕ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Chicago | 11/08/2025 | ✕ | 6 | 25.00 | 100% | 67% | 83% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Columbia | 11/08/2025 | ✕ | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 40% | 40% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Richmond | 12/20/2025 | ✕ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |