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Scriptures:
Veda - means wisdom or knowledge, and contains hymns, prayers and ritual
texts composed during a period of a thousand years and is the oldest of the
scripture. Hindus believe that the Vedas transcend all time and don’t have a
beginning or an end.
Vedas are made up of: The Rig, The Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaved
Upanishads - collection of secret teachings including mystical ideas about
man and the universe. The word, Brahman, comes into focus within this
group, which is the basis of reality, and atman, which is the self or soul.
Ramayana - one of two major tales of India. The work consists of 24,000
couplets based on the life of Rama, a righteous king who was an incarnation
of the God Vishnu.
Mahabharata - second epic and is the story of the deeds of the Aryan clans.
It is composed of 100,000 verses written over a 800 year period. Contained
within this work is a classic called the Bhagavad Gita, or the "Song of the
Blessed Lord." It is one of the most sacred books of the Hindus and the
most read of all Indian works in the entire world. The story is centered on
man's duty, which, if carried out, will bring nothing but sor row. The
significance of this story is based on Hindu belief of bhatki, (devotion to a
particular god as a means of salvation). These two stories have become
ideals for the people of India in terms of moral and social behavior.