WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The holy books of Hinduism are:
A
Torah & the Bible
B
Vedas & Upanishads
C
Book of the Living & Book of the Dead
D
Old Testament & New Testament
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is the Veda? The Aryans called their most sacred text Veda, meaning the ‘knowledge’. It was believed to have arisen from the infallible ‘hearing’ (śruti), by ancient seers, of the sacred deposit of words whose recitation and contemplation bring stability and wellbeing to both the natural and human worlds.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hinduism’s holy books are called The Vedas, and there are four primary books: Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda, and Atharva Veda. They are believed to have always existed, passed down orally until they were written in Sanskrit during 1500-500 B.C.E., which is known as the Vedic Period, by Vyasa Krishna Dwaipayana.

Detailed explanation-3: -The four Vedas are the Rigveda (Knowledge of the Verses), the Yajurveda, the Samaveda, and the Atharvaveda.

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