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Satyajit Venkata Vure

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The Vedas, or "Books of Knowledge," are the most sacred texts in Hinduism. They were written around 1200 BCE to 100 CE and begin with four vedas: Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda. The Vedas expanded over time, now including Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads.

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Satyajit Venkata Vure

@satyajitv

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The Vedas, or "Books of Knowledge," are the most sacred texts in Hinduism. They were written around 1200 BCE to 100 CE and begin with four vedas: Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda. The Vedas expanded over time, now including Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads.

Hinduism/The Puranas - Wikibooks

The Puranas are Hindu religious texts that are part of the Vedas.
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Hinduism/The_Puranas
Upanishads - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Upanishads are a collection of texts which contain some of the central philosophical concepts of Hinduism, some of which are shared with Buddhism and Jainism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upanishads
Sacred Texts

Hinduism does not rely exclusively on any single scripture, but rather on a vast collection of sacred writings of which the Vedas are the foundation.
http://www.patheos.com/Library/Hinduism/Origins/Scriptures
Sacred-Texts - Hinduism

Sacred Texts of Hinduism; complete translation of the Rig-Veda, transcribed Sanskrit Rig-Veda, Max Mullers' translation of the Upanishads, the Bhaghavad Gita, and other Hinduism texts.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/
Hindu texts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hindu texts are manuscripts and historic literature related to any of the diverse traditions within Hinduism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_texts
The Sacred Texts of the Hindus

The world's oldest scriptures and the longest epic poems are among the sacred texts of the Hindus. A brief introduction to the basic scriptures of Hinduism.
http://hinduism.about.com/od/hinduism101/a/scriptures.htm
The Vedas - Ancient History Encyclopedia

The Vedas are a collection of hymns and other religious texts composed in India between about 1500 and 1000 BCE.
http://www.ancient.eu/The_Vedas/
Purana - Hindu Literature

Sanskrit 'Ancient' in the sacred literature of Hinduism, any of a number of popular encyclopaedic collections of myth, legend, and genealogy, varying greatly as to date and origin.
http://www.britannica.com/topic/Purana
Vedas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Vedas are a large body of texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedas
What Are The Main Scriptures For Hindus?

Hindu scriptures are broadly organized into following categories (ordered in terms of scriptural authority).
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-main-scriptures-for-Hindus-How-are-they-organized

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Upanishads
Clockwise from top left: A guru teaches a disciple, giving rise to the etymology of the term "Upanishad" Yama teaches Nachiketa in the Katha Upanishad A manuscript of the minor Vajrasuchi Upanishad The Upanishadic phrase "Tat Tvam Asi" displayed at the Sabarimala temple in Kerala
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Hinduism/The Puranas - Wikibooks

The Puranas are Hindu religious texts that are part of the Vedas.
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Hinduism/The_Puranas
Upanishads - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Upanishads are a collection of texts which contain some of the central philosophical concepts of Hinduism, some of which are shared with Buddhism and Jainism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upanishads
Sacred Texts

Hinduism does not rely exclusively on any single scripture, but rather on a vast collection of sacred writings of which the Vedas are the foundation.
http://www.patheos.com/Library/Hinduism/Origins/Scriptures
Sacred-Texts - Hinduism

Sacred Texts of Hinduism; complete translation of the Rig-Veda, transcribed Sanskrit Rig-Veda, Max Mullers' translation of the Upanishads, the Bhaghavad Gita, and other Hinduism texts.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/
Hindu texts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hindu texts are manuscripts and historic literature related to any of the diverse traditions within Hinduism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_texts
The Sacred Texts of the Hindus

The world's oldest scriptures and the longest epic poems are among the sacred texts of the Hindus. A brief introduction to the basic scriptures of Hinduism.
http://hinduism.about.com/od/hinduism101/a/scriptures.htm
The Vedas - Ancient History Encyclopedia

The Vedas are a collection of hymns and other religious texts composed in India between about 1500 and 1000 BCE.
http://www.ancient.eu/The_Vedas/
Purana - Hindu Literature

Sanskrit 'Ancient' in the sacred literature of Hinduism, any of a number of popular encyclopaedic collections of myth, legend, and genealogy, varying greatly as to date and origin.
http://www.britannica.com/topic/Purana
Vedas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Vedas are a large body of texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedas
What Are The Main Scriptures For Hindus?

Hindu scriptures are broadly organized into following categories (ordered in terms of scriptural authority).
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-main-scriptures-for-Hindus-How-are-they-organized

Upanishads
Clockwise from top left: A guru teaches a disciple, giving rise to the etymology of the term "Upanishad" Yama teaches Nachiketa in the Katha Upanishad A manuscript of the minor Vajrasuchi Upanishad The Upanishadic phrase "Tat Tvam Asi" displayed at the Sabarimala temple in Kerala
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Religion	Hinduism
Language	Sanskrit

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Religious Texts

The Vedas, or "Books of Knowledge," are the most sacred texts in Hinduism. They were written around 1200 BCE to 100 CE and begin with four vedas: Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda. The Vedas expanded over time, now including Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads.

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