Resultado de búsqueda
Hinduism. The oral tradition of the Vedas ( Śruti) consists of several pathas, "recitations" or ways of chanting the Vedic mantras. Such traditions of Vedic chant are often considered the oldest unbroken oral tradition in existence, the fixation of the Vedic texts ( samhitas) as preserved dating to roughly the time of Homer (early Iron Age ).
Hinduism. Other Indian philosophies. v. t. e. Vedanta ( / veɪˈdɑːntə /; Sanskrit: वेदान्त, IAST: Vedānta ), also known as Uttara Mīmāṃsā, is one of the six orthodox ( āstika) traditions of textual exegesis and Hindu philosophy. The word "Vedanta" means "conclusion of the Vedas ", and encompasses the ideas that emerged ...
A late 18th century painting of Saptarishi and Manu from Jaipur, Rajasthan. In Indian religions, a rishi ( Sanskrit: ऋषि IAST: ṛṣi) is an accomplished and enlightened person. They find mentions in various Vedic texts. Rishis are believed to have composed hymns of the Vedas.
Vedic Sanskrit is an Indo-European language, more specifically one branch of the Indo-Iranian group. It is the ancient language of the Vedas of Hinduism, texts compiled over the period of the mid- 2nd to mid-1st millennium BCE. [3] It was orally preserved, predating the advent of Brahmi script by several centuries.
t. e. The Yajurveda ( Sanskrit: यजुर्वेद, IAST: yajurveda, from यजुस्, "worship", [3] and वेद, "knowledge") is the Veda primarily of prose mantras for worship rituals. [4] An ancient Vedic Sanskrit text, it is a compilation of ritual-offering formulas that were said by a priest while an individual performed ...
Post-Vedic Samhitas. There are many well known books written in the post-vedic period, also known as samhitas, because the word “samhita” also means “systematic compilation of knowledge”. Vedic samhitas should not be confused with these samhitas of post-vedic period. Some post-vedic Samhitas are – Ashtavakra Gita; Bhrigu Samhita
Composed in Vedic Sanskrit hymns, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism. [17] [18] [19] Hindus consider the Vedas to be timeless revelation, [16] apauruṣeya , which means "not of a man, superhuman" [20] and "impersonal, authorless".
