RELIGIONS
HINDUISM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the Upanishads
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the Mahabharata
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the Ramayana
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the Theravada
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Detailed explanation-1: -They are considered to be part of the Vedas, which are the oldest and most sacred Hindu scriptures. The Upanishads were written by various gurus and sages to help people connect with the divine and understand the nature of reality. Therefore, the correct answer is A. the Upanishads.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Veda, for orthodox Indian theologians, are considered revelations, some way or other the work of the Deity. In the Hindu Epic the Mahabharata, the creation of Vedas is credited to Brahma. There are four Vedas: the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda and the Atharvaveda.