Encyclopedia - Aranyaka: Encyclopedia - Aranyaka
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aranyakas: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Aranyakas
Aranyakas The parts of the original Vedas that give more esoteric explanations than do the Brahmanas. The Aranyakas are meant for renu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aranyaka: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Aranyaka
Aranyaka: the third section of each of the four Vedas that includes the explanations of the symbolism of the rituals and mental exerci...   » Read the article

Article - Brahmanas And Aranyakas: The Brahmanas And The Aranyakas In The Hindu Scriptures
The Brahmanas and the Aranyakas: There are two Brahmanas to the Rig-Veda�the Aitareya and the Sankhayana. - The Rig-Veda, - says Max Mull...   » Read the article

Article - The Vedas: Physics Is The New Bhashya Of Vedanta  
Vedas are four in number: The Rig Veda , the Sama Veda , the Yajur Veda and the Atharva Veda . Each of these four Vedas has four parts...   » Read the article

Article - Four Vedas: The Four Vedas In The Hindu Scriptures
The Four Vedas and Their Sub Divisions : The Veda is divided into four great books: the Rig-Veda, the Yajur-Veda, the Sama-Veda and the A...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Scriptures: A Full Overview Of The Hindu And Vedic Scriptures
Sanskrit literature can be classified under six orthodox heads and four secular heads. The six orthodox sections form the authoritative s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bṛhadāraṇyaka: Encyclopedia - Bṛhadāraṇyaka
The Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad is one of the older, "primary" (mukhya) Upanishads commented upon by Shankara. It is associated with the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yajnavalkya Smriti: Encyclopedia - Yajnavalkya Smriti
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmana: Encyclopedia - Brahmana
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shruti: Encyclopedia - Shruti
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vivasvat: Encyclopedia - Vivasvat
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Purusha: Encyclopedia - Purusha
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashtavakra Gita: Encyclopedia - Ashtavakra Gita
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tvashtri: Encyclopedia - Tvashtri
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhagavata Purana: Encyclopedia - Bhagavata Purana
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Svaha: Encyclopedia - Svaha
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sutra: Encyclopedia - Sutra
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tantras: Encyclopedia - Tantras
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ushas: Encyclopedia - Ushas
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Itihasa: Encyclopedia - Itihasa
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mundaka Upanishad: Encyclopedia - Mundaka Upanishad
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sama Veda: Encyclopedia - Sama Veda
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yami: Encyclopedia - Yami
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hatha Yoga Pradipika: Encyclopedia - Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atharvaveda: Encyclopedia - Atharvaveda
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manu Smriti: Encyclopedia - Manu Smriti
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahabharata: Encyclopedia - Mahabharata
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yajurveda: Encyclopedia - Yajurveda
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmastra: Encyclopedia - Brahmastra
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pushan: Encyclopedia - Pushan
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Smriti: Encyclopedia - Smriti
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedas: Encyclopedia - Vedas
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahma Sutras: Encyclopedia - Brahma Sutras
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Varuna: Encyclopedia - Varuna
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Upanishad: Encyclopedia - Upanishad
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahavidya: Encyclopedia - Mahavidya
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Puranas: Encyclopedia - Puranas
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Scripture: Encyclopedia - Hindu Scripture
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vahana: Encyclopedia - Vahana
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Deities: Encyclopedia - Hindu Deities
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rigveda: Encyclopedia - Rigveda
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhagavad Gita: Encyclopedia - Bhagavad Gita
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia - Hinduism
Hinduism (हिन्दू धर्म; also known as Sanātana Dharma - सनातन धर्म, and Vaidika-Dharma - वैद�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali: Encyclopedia - Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ramayana: Encyclopedia - Ramayana
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakha: Encyclopedia - Shakha
Shakha (IAST śākhā), literally "branch" or "limb", is the Sanskrit term for a recension or version of Vedic texts according to a parti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aranyaka: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Aranyaka
Aranyaka: (Sanskrit) "Forest treatise." Third section of each of the four Vedas. Texts containing esoteric, mystical knowled...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aranyaka: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Aranyaka
Aranyaka: (Sanskrit) "Forest treatise." Third section of each of the four Vedas. Texts containing esoteric, mystical knowledge...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aranyakas: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Aranyakas (aaranyakas)
Aranyakas: Aranyakas (Aaranyakas). Religious or philosophical texts closely connected with the brahmins, either composed in the for...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aranyaka: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Aranyaka
Aranyaka (Sanskrit). Holy hermits, sages who dwelt in ancient India in forests. Also a portion of the Vedas containing Upanishads, etc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aranyaka: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Aranyaka
Aranyaka (Sanskrit) (from aranya forest-like from aranya wilderness, forest)   Forest-born; a hermit or holy man who dwells in th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Taittiriya Aranyaka: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Taittiriya Aranyaka
Taittiriya Aranyaka: (Sanskrit) A forest treatise of Krishna Yajur Veda. See: Veda. (See also: Taittiriya Aranyaka , Hinduism, Body...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aranyaka Vedic: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Aranyaka Vedic
aranyaka vedic: forest texts or writings   (See also: aranyaka vedic , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Bo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brhad-aranyaka: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Brhad-aranyaka
Brhad-aranyaka. See BRIHAD-ARANYAKA   (See also: Brhad-aranyaka , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aranyaka Vedic: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Aranyaka Vedic
Aranyaka Vedic: forest texts   (See also: Aranyaka Vedic , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brihad-aranyaka, Aranya Upanishad: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Brihad-aranyaka, Aranya Upanishad
Brihad-aranyaka or -aranya Upanishad (Sanskrit) (from brihad great + aranyaka produced in a forest)   A celebrated Upanishad, for...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aitareya: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Aitareya
Aitareya (Sanskrit)) (from itara other; also from itara mother of Aitareya)   Name of a Brahmana or literary work attached to the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aitareya Upanishad: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Aitareya Upanishad
Aitareya Upanishad: (Sanskrit) Three chapters of the Aitareya Aranyaka of the Rig Veda expounding the esoterics of ritual, revealing t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aitareya Upanishad: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Aitareya Upanishad
Aitareya Upanishad: (Sanskrit) Three chapters of the Aitareya Aranyaka of the Rig Veda expounding the esoterics of ritual, revealing the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Sutras: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Sutras - Sutras Primarily Associated With Hinduism
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aitareya: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Aitareya
Aitareya (Sanskrit). The name of an Aranyaka (Brahmana) and a Upanishad of the Rig Veda. Some of its portions are purely Vedantic. &...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Neti Neti: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Neti Neti
neti neti “Not this, not this.” A phrase from the Brihad-aranyaka Upanishad indicating the process of elimination by which...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Upanishad: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Upanishad
Upanishad:   Upanishad ("sitting near"): a type of scripture representing the concluding portion of the revealed lite...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahmana: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Brahmana
Brahmana:   Brahmana: a brahmin, a member of the highest social class of traditional Indian society; also an early type of ritu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedas: Health And Healing Dictionary On Vedas
Vedas: 1. The four Vedas of the earliest Sanskrit hymns and verses: Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda, and Atharva Veda. 2. Equivalent t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brihadaranyaka: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Brihadaranyaka
Brihadaranyaka (Sanskrit) The name of a Upanishad. One of the sacred and secret books of the Brahmins; an Aranyaka is a treatise appen...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Veda: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Veda
Veda: (Sanskrit) "Wisdom." Sagely revelations which comprise Hinduism's most authoritative scripture. They, along with the A...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedas: Spiritual Sanskrit Dictionary On Vedas
Vedas: the most ancient sacred literature of the Hindus. Most ancient texts revealed to the sages and saints of India which explain an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hinduism - Analyzing The History
Early Hinduism is a term used to designate the religious development of India before the historical period. Two kinds of evidence are ava...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vanaprastha Ashrama: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Vanaprastha Ashrama
vanaprastha ashrama: the third stage of a Hindu's life. As a forest-dweller, he lives in semi-retirement at the edge of the family est...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gymnosophists: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Gymnosophists
Gymnosophists (Ancient Greek) The name given by Hellenic writers to a class of naked or "air-clad" mendicants; ascetics in I...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Veda: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Veda
Veda: (Sanskrit) "Wisdom."   Sagely revelations which comprise Hinduism's most authoritative scripture. They, along wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahabharata: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahabharata - The Books
The Mahabharata is written in eighteen parvas (chapters or books) which are: Adi-parva - Introduction, birth and upbringing of the princ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Yoga
Yoga (Sanskrit). (1) One of the six Darshanas or schools of India; a school of philosophy founded by Patanjali, though the real Yoga ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Chant: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Chant - Divine Sound
Portions of the Vedic literature are almost like textbooks on sound, elucidating the use of sound as a spiritual tool. They assert that t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Early Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Early Hinduism - Composition Of The Vedas
See Also: Vedas, Shruti Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas M...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahavakya: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Mahavakya
Mahavakya - principal statements or utterances of the Upanisads. Pranava (om) is the true mahavakya of the Vedas as established in Cha...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rig Veda: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Rig Veda
Rig Veda: (Sanskrit) "Veda of verse (rik)."   The first and oldest of the four Veda compendia of revealed scriptures (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Criticism
Hinduism is criticized based on current or past regressive social customs such as Dowry, Sati and casteism. Many also criticize it by lin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Denominations
Each of the Hinduism's four major denominations share rituals, beliefs, traditions and personal deities with one another, but each sect h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Alternative Cultures Of Worship
Hinduism - The Bhakti schools. Main article: Bhakti The Bhakti (Devotional) school takes its name from the Hindu term that signifies ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Hindu Sacred Texts
The overwhelming majority of Hindu sacred texts are composed in the Sanskrit language. Indeed, much of the morphology and linguistic phil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Origins And Society
Hinduism - Origins of Hinduism. Main article: History of Hinduism Hinduism is the world's oldest major religion in existence. From a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Hindu Philosophy: The Six Vedic Schools Of Thought
The six Āstika or orthodox (accepting the authority of the Vedas) schools of Hindu philosophy are Nyāya, Vaisheshika, Sāmkhya, Yoga, P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Important Symbolism And Themes In Hinduism
Hinduism - Tilaka symbol on forehead or between eyebrows. Main article: Tilaka The tilaka (or tilak) is a mark worn on the forehead a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Core Concepts
Hinduism - The Eternal Way. "Sanātana Dharma" (सनातन धर्म, The Eternal Values ), the traditional name of Hinduism, s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedas: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Vedas
Vedas: the four principal books of sacred knowledge: Rg, Yajur, Sama and Atharva. Each Veda is divined into four sections to guide the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rig-veda, Rg-veda: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Rig-veda, Rg-veda
Rig-Veda Rg-Veda (Sanskrit) [from rich verse, hymn of praise + veda knowledge]   The first and most important of the four Vedas; ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Upanishads: Sanskrit Dictionary On Upanishads
Upanishads: One of the sections of the Vedas, forming, with one or two exceptions, the concluding chapters of the Aranyakas and conta...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedas: Sanskrit Dictionary On Vedas
Vedas: The most sacred scriptures of the Hindus and the ultimate authority of the Hindu religion and philosophy. They were arranged b...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Veda: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Veda
Veda (Sanskrit) [from the verbal root vid to know]   Knowledge; the most ancient and sacred Sanskrit works of the Hindus. Almost ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shad Darshana: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Shad Darshana
shad darshana: (Sanskrit) "Six views or insights; six philosophies."   Among the hundreds of Hindu darshanas known thr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yajurveda: Encyclopedia Ii - Yajurveda - Versions
There are two primary versions of the Yajurveda: Shukla (white) and Krishna (black). The Shukla Yajurveda consists of vedic hymns, while ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yajurveda: Encyclopedia Ii - Yajurveda - Large Numbers
The Yajurveda documents the earliest known use of numbers up to a trillion (parardha). It even discusses the concept of numeric infinity ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhagavata Purana: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhagavata Purana - Significance
sarva-vedānta-sāram hi śrī-bhāgavatam ishyate tad-rasāmrita-triptasya nānyatra syād ratih kvacit "Śrīmad Bhāgavatam is acce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Upanishad: Encyclopedia Ii - Upanishad - Place In The Hindu Canon
Scholarly breakdowns of the Vedic books see the four Vedas as poetic liturgy, collectively called mantra or sam.hitā-, adoration and sup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedanta: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedanta - Roots Of Vedanta
All forms of Vedanta are drawn primarily from the Upanishads, a set of philosophical and instructive Vedic scriptures which deal mainly w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedas: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedas - Organization
The Mantras are collected into anthologies called Samhitas. There are four Samhitas, the Rk (= Poetry), Sāman (=Song), Yajus(=Prayer) an...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Hinduism Sitemap I - T
This is a sitemap for topic pages related to Hinduism. Click on a link and you will find multiple articles related to the topic:  ...   » Read the article