HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Stupas
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Guru
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Buddha
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Vedas
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Detailed explanation-1: -Aryan religion was based primarily on ancient texts called Vedas, which recorded and described religious practices, beliefs, and philosophies. There are four Vedas: the Rig Veda, the Sama Veda, the Yajur Veda, and the Atharva Veda.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Vedas are a collection of hymns and other ancient religious texts composed in India around 1000 BCE. They were composed by the Indo-Aryans.
Detailed explanation-3: -The four Vedas are the Rigveda (Knowledge of the Verses), the Yajurveda, the Samaveda, and the Atharvaveda. The first three Vedas-Rig, Yajur, and Sama-are known as the trayi-vidya (“threefold knowledge”).
Detailed explanation-4: -According to tradition, Vyasa is the compiler of the Vedas, who arranged the four kinds of mantras into four Samhitas (Collections).
Detailed explanation-5: -5.1 Rigveda. 5.2 Samaveda. 5.3 Yajurveda. 5.4 Atharvaveda. 5.5 Embedded Vedic texts. 5.5.1 Brahmanas. 5.5.2 Aranyakas and Upanishads.