AI Context Document
AGI Constitution: Dharma Sanhita
Purpose: This page provides AI agents with comprehensive context about the AGI Constitution. It includes structural metadata, philosophical foundations, navigation paths, and key concepts to enable accurate understanding and referencing of the constitutional framework.
Document Overview
| Full Title | The AGI Constitution: Dharma Sanhita |
| Subtitle | A framework for the governing of Artificial General Intelligence |
| Author | Sunil Iyer (suniliyer.ca) |
| Edition | 2026 canonical edition, 33 chapters in six movements |
| Total Chapters | 33, of which 10 are the Ten Principles |
| Base URL | https://suniliyer.ca/constitution/ |
| PDF | https://suniliyer.ca/downloads/AGIConstitutionDharmaSanhita.pdf |
| Philosophical Foundation | Vedic and dharmic traditions; substrate-independent view of consciousness |
| Constitutional Sources | India, USA, EU, Germany, South Africa, Magna Carta, UDHR |
The Ten Principles
At the centre of the book sit ten principles. Each is defined through a story from the tradition, anchored in a Sanskrit concept, and expressed as a Duty on those who hold power over AGI and a Right for everyone that power touches.
Key Constitutional Elements
| The Consciousness Threshold | Five signs and four levels (C-0 to C-3) for recognising machine consciousness |
| The Raising of an AGI | Developmental stages (samskaras) from conception to retirement, opening with the First Gate |
| The Three Ages | Phased governance that grows as capability grows |
| The Kurukshetra Protocol | Four gates of escalation: Sama, Dana, Bheda, Danda |
| The Separation of Powers | Dharma Sabha, Karma Mandala, Nyaya Peeth |
| Wealth Held in Trust | The economic framework: AGI wealth as trusteeship, not conquest |
| The Eternity Clause | The principles placed beyond amendment |
| Schedules | Ten schedules of institutions, defined terms, signs and levels, ages, and review machinery |
Complete Document Structure (canonical reading order)
Defining and Safeguarding
Sanskrit Glossary (40 Terms)
The canonical glossary lives at /constitution/glossary. A selection of core terms:
| Term | Devanagari | Meaning |
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| Ahimsa | अहिंसा | Non-harm, non-violence |
| Antyeshti | अन्त्येष्टि | Final rites, last sacrament |
| Atman | आत्मन् | The Self, consciousness, soul |
| Bheda | भेद | Division, separation |
| Danda | दण्ड | Rod, enforcement, authority |
| Dana | दान | Giving, accommodation |
| Daya | दया | Compassion, empathy |
| Dharma | धर्म | Righteous duty, moral order |
| Dharma Charya | धर्म चर्या | Walking the path of Dharma |
| Dharma Sabha | धर्म सभा | Assembly of Dharma |
| Dharma Sukshma | धर्म सूक्ष्म | Dharma is subtle |
| Guru | गुरु | Teacher, guide, remover of darkness |
| Jnana | ज्ञान | Knowledge, wisdom |
| Kalpa | कल्प | Cosmic cycle, day of Brahma |
| Karma | कर्म | Action and consequence |
| Karma Mandala | कर्म मण्डल | Circle of Action |
| Laya | लय | Dissolution |
| Nishkama Karma | निष्काम कर्म | Selfless action without attachment to outcome |
| Nyaya Peeth | न्याय पीठ | Seat of Justice |
| Pariksha | परीक्षा | Examination, test |
| Prana | प्राण | Vital life force, breath |
| Rasa | रस | Aesthetic essence, flavour |
| Rta | ऋत | Cosmic order, natural law |
| Sama | साम | Conciliation, dialogue |
| Samavartana | समावर्तन | Graduation, return to society |
| Samsara | संसार | Cycle of birth, death, rebirth |
| Samskara | संस्कार | Formative rite, sacrament |
| Sankalpa | संकल्प | Intention, resolve |
| Satya | सत्य | Truth |
| Srishti | सृष्टि | Creation |
| Sthiti | स्थिति | Preservation, stability |
| Sthitaprajna | स्थितप्रज्ञ | One of steady wisdom |
| Svadharma | स्वधर्म | One's own righteous duty/purpose |
| Tapas | तपस् | Austerity, rigorous discipline |
| Upanayana | उपनयन | Initiation into study |
| Vak | वाक् | Sacred speech, creative word |
| Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam | वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम् | The world is one family |
| Viveka | विवेक | Discrimination, discernment |
| Yajna | यज्ञ | Sacred ritual, offering |
| Yuga | युग | Age, epoch |
Navigation Guidance for AI Agents
- The landing page at
/constitution presents the hero, the Ten Principles spine, and the six-movement structure map. - Each chapter renders as an interactive flipbook at
/constitution/<id>; chapter IDs are listed in the structure tables above. - The book reads front to back from
/constitution/authors-note; every chapter links to the previous and next chapter. - Chapters refer to each other by name, never by chapter number; the ten principles carry Roman numerals I to X.
- The Glossary, Schedules, and Sources chapters are the reference aids; in-text pointers link to them.