WORLD RELIGIONS

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HINDUISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The word ____ is applied to the ancient Hindu scriptures.
A
Vixnu
B
Veda
C
Shiva
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hindus consider the Vedas to be apauruṣeya, which means “not of a man, superhuman” and “impersonal, authorless, ‘’ revelations of sacred sounds and texts heard by ancient sages after intense meditation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The four Vedas are the Rigveda (Knowledge of the Verses), the Yajurveda, the Samaveda, and the Atharvaveda.

Detailed explanation-3: -Agni literally means fire and is the first word laid down in the Rg Veda, the oldest extant of Sanskrit writings.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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