RELIGIONS
HINDUISM
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Question
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What is the most important and oldest book that dates back to around 1500 B.C.E. to 1200 B.C.E.?
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Rig-Veda
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Yajur-Veda
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Atharva-Veda
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Sama-Veda
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The philological and linguistic evidence indicates that the Rig Veda is one of the oldest existing texts in any Indo-European language and that probably originated from the region of present day Pakistan, between 1500 and 1200 BCE.
Detailed explanation-2: -There is no specified order in which the Vedas can be read. However, since the Rig Veda is the oldest and most important of the 4 Vedas, the Rig Veda can be read first.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
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