Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  When Ravana argued that Sita was better off with him than Rama because he could provide far greater comforts than the pauper Rama, he was engaging in casuistry.

Mahabharata:  When Dhritarashtra remained reluctant to go along with Shakuni’s cunning schemes, Shakuni brought his Brahmin friend Kanika to use casuistry for convincing Dhritarashtra.

Bhagavad-gita:  Studying the Gita carefully helps us to not just understand its philosophy but also to develop our capacity for philosophical reasoning by which we can detect and reject casuistry.