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- Vedas
- plural of Veda
- vedas
- the most ancient recorded scriptures of knowledge of the Self Traditionally divided in four separate books: Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, and Atharva Veda
- vedas
- the four original scriptures (Rg, Sama, Atharva and Yajur)
- vedas
- The revealed scriptures of the Hindus, consisting of the Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda and Atharva-Veda
- vedas
- The most sacred Hindu scriptures, regarded as revealed by God They contain hymns in praise of God, sacrificial prayer and sacrificial ceremonies and the mystic teachings of the ancient sages The four Vedas are the Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samveda and Atharvaveda
- vedas
- Sacred books of the Hindus
- vedas
- Most ancient Hindu scriptures, composed of hymns to various deities There are four collections of theses hymns, known as Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda and Atharveda
- vedas
- collections of religious writings composed in India between 1800 BC and 500 BC which contain the basic teachings of philosophical Hinduism
- vedas
- most ancient Hindu scriptures, composed of hymns to various deities There are four collections of these hymns, known as Rigveda, samaveda, yajurveda and Atharvaveda
- vedas
- Literally, it means knowledge They are basic scriptures of Hinduism in India, composed between 2000 and 500 B C They consist of Rg-veda, Sama-veda, Yajur-veda and Atharva-veda The collection is also known as the Vedic Samhita Apart from Samhita, the Vedic literature regarded as Sruti were Brahmana, Aranyaka and Upanisads
- vedas
- the hymns of knowledge revealed by the Lord Himself at the beginning of creation
- vedas
- Aryan hymns originally transmitted orally but written down in sacred books from the 6th century b c e (pp 58, 174)
- vedas
- (also Veda): The most sacred and authoritative of the vast array of Hindu scriptures, composed of four strands: Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda, and Atharva Veda, each of which is made up of Samhitas (hymns), Brahmanas (prose commentary), and Upanishads (philosophical speculation)
- vedas
- Four collections of ancient prayers and rituals included in Hindu sacred scripture Four collections of ancient prayers and rituals included in Hindu sacred scripture
- vedas
- the four Vedic ancient scriptures of India, namely the Rg, Sama, Yajur and Atharva
- vedas
- the four ancient, authoritative Hindu scriptures regarded as divinely revealed (Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, and Athara Veda); they contain codes of conduct for religious and social life
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