RELIGIONS
HINDUISM
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Question
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The Vedas were passed down through written texts.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Vedas, meaning “knowledge, ‘’ were written in Vedic Sanskrit between 1500 and 500 BCE in the northwestern region the Indian Subcontinent. The Vedas were transmitted orally during the course of numerous subsequent generations before finally being archived in written form.
Detailed explanation-2: -No definite date can be ascribed to the composition of the Vedas, but the period of about 1500–1200 bce is acceptable to most scholars.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Rig Veda is the oldest book that contains details of Vedic period in Sanskrit language.
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