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The vedas are secred book of the hindius |
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Answer» Answer: The revealed texts CONSTITUTE the Veda, divided into FOUR sections: the Rig Veda, the Yajur Veda, the Sama Veda, and the Atharva Veda. The Vedas are hymns that are also accompanied in the total Veda by Brahmanas (ritual texts) Aranyakas (“forest” or “wilderness” texts), and Upanishads (philosophical texts). The Upanishads are also called the Vedanta and come at the end of the total Veda. Though less studied than LATER texts, the Veda is the central scripture of Hinduism. The remembered texts consist of post-Vedic texts. Among the most important are two epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana; the Bhagavad Gita, a text inserted into the Mahabharata that focuses on the god Krishna; and the Dharamasastras; consisting of the MANUALS concerning dharma and aphorism on dharma. Norton Anthology of World Religions, v. 1. MAIN BL 74 .N67 2014 v. 1. This is a good basic anthology of primary sources of Hinduism. See pp. 53-722. |
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