RELIGIONS
HINDUISM
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
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Upanishads
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Vedas
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The Coffin Texts
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Detailed explanation-1: -From early times the content of the Veda was divided under four genres of text into the Ṛg Veda, the Yajur Veda, the Sāma Veda and the Atharva Veda, so it is quite common to speak in terms of the ‘four Vedas.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Hindu sacred texts are divided into Shruti (“What Is Heard”) and Smriti (“What Is Remembered”). The Sruti-which includes the Vedas and Upanishads-are considered to be divinely inspired while the Smriti-which includes the Mahabharata (including the Bhagavad Gita) and Ramayana-are derived from great sages.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are four “Vedic” Samhitas: the Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda and Atharva-Veda, most of which are available in several recensions (śākhā). In some contexts, the term Veda is used to refer only to these Samhitas, the collection of mantras.