RELIGIONS
HINDUISM
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the three most important deities.
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the temples where rituals were performed.
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a group of people from Europe.
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a collection of sacred texts.
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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: -Upanishads. The Upanishads are a collection of Hindu texts which contain some of the central philosophical concepts of Hinduism.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Vedas (/ˈveɪdə(z)/ or /ˈviːdə(z)/, IAST: veda, Sanskrit: , lit. ‘knowledge’) are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Vedas. The Vedas are India’s earliest surviving texts, dating from approximately 2000 to 1500 B.C.E. These texts are made up of hymns and ritual treatises that are instructional in nature, along with other sections that are more speculative and metaphysical.