RELIGIONS
HINDUISM
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Question
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Which of these is the best reason for someone in India to study Sanskrit?
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to read the ancient texts
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to understand road signs
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to run for political office
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to talk to ordinary people (gods and goddesses) associated with nature and social order, Over time, these rituals became more complex. A class of priests and religious scholars, called Brahmins, grew increasingly important. They were responsible for correctly interpreting the Vedas and performing the required rituals. Brahmins eventually became the dominant class in India. Later Vedic religion is often called Brahmanism. The word Hinduism, the term for the traditions that grew out of later Vedic religion or Brahmanism, came much later.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sanskrit was an important language for medieval Indian religious literature. Most pre-modern Hindu literature and philosophy was in Sanskrit and a significant portion of Buddhist literature was also written in either classical Sanskrit or Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit.
Detailed explanation-2: -Definition. Sanskrit is regarded as the ancient language in Hinduism, where it was used as a means of communication and dialogue by the Hindu Celestial Gods, and then by the Indo-Aryans. Sanskrit is also widely used in Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism.
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