Vedas
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| + | "The immense vault of [[heaven]] which over-arches the earth, as the eternal storehouse of light and rain, as the power which causes the grass to grow, and therefore the animals which pasture upon it, assumes in the [[Vedas |Vedic literature]] the name of [[Aditis]], or the infinite, the inexhaustible, the fountain of [[ambrosia]]."--''[[Zoological Mythology, Or The Legends of Animals]]'' (1872) by Angelo De Gubernatis | ||
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| - | A large body of texts originating in Ancient [[India]]. They form the oldest layer of [[Sanskrit]] literature and the oldest sacred texts of [[Hinduism]]. | + | The '''Vedas''' are a large body of [[religious texts]] originating in [[ancient India]]. Composed in [[Vedic Sanskrit]], the texts constitute the oldest layer of [[Sanskrit literature]] and the oldest [[Hindu texts|scriptures]] of [[Hinduism]]. |
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| + | * [[Hindu philosophy]] | ||
| + | * [[Historical Vedic religion]] | ||
| + | * [[Pyramid Texts]] | ||
| + | * [[Shakha]] | ||
| + | * [[Vedic chant]] | ||
| + | * [[Brahminism]] | ||
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"The immense vault of heaven which over-arches the earth, as the eternal storehouse of light and rain, as the power which causes the grass to grow, and therefore the animals which pasture upon it, assumes in the Vedic literature the name of Aditis, or the infinite, the inexhaustible, the fountain of ambrosia."--Zoological Mythology, Or The Legends of Animals (1872) by Angelo De Gubernatis |
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The Vedas are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.
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