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The Itihasas in the Hindu ScripturesThe Friendly Treatises and the Commanding Treatises : There are four books under this heading: The Valmiki-Ramayana, the Yogavasishtha, The Mahabharata and the Harivamsa. These embody all that is in the Vedas, but only in a simpler manner. These are called the Suhrit-Samhitas or the Friendly Treatises, while the Vedas are called the Prabhu-Samhitas or the Commanding Treatises with great authority. These works explain the great universal truths in the form of historical narratives, stories and dialogues Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda Read more here: » Itihasas:
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|  |  |  | Scriptures: The Ramayana in the Hindu ScripturesThe Ramayana, the Adi-Kavya or the first epic poem, relates the story of Sri Rama, the ideal man. It is the history of the family of the solar race descended from Ikshvaku, in which was born Sri Ramachandra, the Avatara of Lord Vishnu, and his three brothers. The ideal characters like Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Bharata and Sri Hanuman that we find in Ramayana firmly establish Hindu Dharma in our minds. Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda Read more here: » Ramayana: The Ramayana in the Hindu Scriptures |
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Mahabharata in the Hindu ScripturesThe Mahabharata is the history of the Pandavas and the Pandavas. It gives a description of the great war, the Battle of Kurukshetra, which broke out between the Kauravas and the Pandavas who were cousins and descendants of the lunar race. The Mahabharata is an encyclopaedia of Hindu Dharma. It is rightly called the fifth Veda. There is really no theme in religion, philosophy, mysticism and polity which this great epic does not touch and expound. Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda Read more here: » Mahabharata: The
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ScripturesThe Puranas are of the same class as the Itihasas. They have five characteristics (Pancha-Lakshana) viz., history, cosmology (with various symbolical illustrations of philosophical principles), secondary creation, genealogy of kings and of Manvantaras. All the Puranas belong to the class of Suhrit-Samhitas. Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda Read more here: » Puranas:
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Christian Theological Dictionary on Scriptures A Christian theological definition of Scriptures according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry: " Scriptures The scriptures are, quite simply, the Bible which consists of 39 books in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. Each one is inspired, without error, and is completely accurate in all things it addresses. The entire Bible, though written by many people over thousands of years is harmonious in all its teachings. This is because each book of the Bible is inspired. " See also: Scriptures, Christianity, Body Mind and Soul)
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|  |  |  | Scriptures: Encyclopedia II - Hindu scripture - The UpanishadsWhile the Upanishads are indeed classed within the fold of the "Vedas," their actual importance to Hindu thought has far exceeded that of possibly any other set of Hindu scriptures, and even resulted in the Bhagavad Gita, which is a self-proclaimed yoga upanishad. Thus, they deserve a look that is independent from the samhitas and brahamans, whose excessive ritualism the Upanishads famously rebelled against. They form Vedanta and ...
See also:Hindu scripture, Hindu scripture - The Vedas, Hindu scripture - The Upanishads, Hindu scripture - Post-Vedic Hindu scriptures, Hindu scripture - The Bhagavad Gita, Hindu scripture - The Puranas, Hindu scripture - Other Hindu texts Read more here: » Hindu scripture: Encyclopedia II - Hindu scripture - The Upanishads |
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|  |  |  | Scriptures: Encyclopedia II - Hindu scripture - Post-Vedic Hindu scripturesThe new books that appeared afterwards were called Smriti. Smrti literature includes Itihasas (epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata), Puranas (mythological texts), Agamas (theological treatises) and Darshanas (philosophical texts).
The Dharmashastras (law books) are considered by many to form part of the smrti. From time to time great law-givers (eg Manu, Yajnavalkya and Parashara) emerged, who codified existing laws and eliminated obsolete ones to ensure that the Hindu way of life was consistent with both the Vedic spirit a ...
See also:Hindu scripture, Hindu scripture - The Vedas, Hindu scripture - The Upanishads, Hindu scripture - Post-Vedic Hindu scriptures, Hindu scripture - The Bhagavad Gita, Hindu scripture - The Puranas, Hindu scripture - Other Hindu texts Read more here: » Hindu scripture: Encyclopedia II - Hindu scripture - Post-Vedic Hindu scriptures |
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|  |  |  | Scriptures: Encyclopedia II - Hindu scripture - The Bhagavad GitaMany a Hindu has said that the most succinct and powerful abbreviation of the overwhelmingly diverse realm of Hindu thought is to be found in the Bhagavad Gita. Essentially, it is a microcosm of Vedic, Yogic, Vedantic and even Tantric thought of the Hindu fold. Composed between the 5th and 2nd centuries BC, the Bhagavad Gita (literally: Song of the Lord) is a part of the epic poem Mahabharata and is revered in Hinduism. It is not limited to Vaishnavs, as some people incorrectly assume, since it is accepted by Tantrics and non-denominational ...
See also:Hindu scripture, Hindu scripture - The Vedas, Hindu scripture - The Upanishads, Hindu scripture - Post-Vedic Hindu scriptures, Hindu scripture - The Bhagavad Gita, Hindu scripture - The Puranas, Hindu scripture - Other Hindu texts Read more here: » Hindu scripture: Encyclopedia II - Hindu scripture - The Bhagavad Gita |
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Assyrian Holy Scriptures Assyrian Holy Scriptures. Orientalists show seven such books: the Books of Mamit, of Worship, of Interpretations, of Going to Hades; two Prayer Books (Kanmagarri and Kanmikri: Talbot) and the Kantolite, the lost Assyrian Psalter. (See also: Assyrian Holy Scriptures, Theosophy, Spirituality, Body mind and Soul, Spiritual Dictionary, )
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| |  |  |  | Scriptures: Encyclopedia II - Ravana - In ScripturesThe Ramayana is not the only religious scripture that views Ravana as evil.
In the Bhagavata Purana, Ravana and his brother, Kumbakarna were said to be reincarnations of Jaya and Vijaya, gatekeepers at Vaikunta, the abode of Vishnu and were cursed to be born in Earth for their insolence.
These gatekeepers refused entry to the Sanatha Kumara monks, who, because of their powers and austerity appeared as young children. For their insolence, the monks cursed them to be expelled from Vaikunta and to be born in Earth. The all-mercifu ...
See also:Ravana, Ravana - Birth and Early Life, Ravana - Tapasya, Ravana - Emperor of the World and Evil, Ravana - Conquest of Lanka, Ravana - Emperor of the Three Worlds, Ravana - Violations of Women, Ravana - Downfall, Ravana - Assessment, Ravana - In Scriptures, Ravana - In Ayya Vazhi, Ravana - Ravana's family Read more here: » Ravana: Encyclopedia II - Ravana - In Scriptures |
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The Mahayana scriptures were probably set in writing around the 1st century BCE. Some of them, such as the Perfection of Wisdom sutras, are presented as actual sermons of the Buddha had been hidden. By some accounts, these sermons were passed on by the oral tradition as with other sutras, but other accounts state that they were hidden and then revealed several centuries later by some mythological route. In addition to sutras, s ...
See also:Mahayana, Mahayana - Doctrine, Mahayana - Universalism, Mahayana - Enlightened wisdom, Mahayana - Compassion, Mahayana - Salvation, Mahayana - Mahayana Scriptures, Mahayana - Origins, Mahayana - Epigraphical evidence, Mahayana - Scriptures, Mahayana - The 4th Buddhist Council, Mahayana - Expansion 1st c.CE–10th c.CE, Mahayana - Bibliography, Mahayana - Older works Read more here: » Mahayana: Encyclopedia II - Mahayana - Mahayana Scriptures |
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