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Texts — South Asian traditions
The texts filed under South Asian traditions.
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Texts and their dates
Texts in South Asian traditions
Indian subcontinent and its diaspora, roughly 1500 BCE to the present.
71 texts
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Ordered by how many Wikipedias have an article on each — a measure of how widely a subject is written about, not of its importance to any tradition.
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Mahabharata Ancient Sanskrit epic by Vyasa -
Ramayana An ancient Hindu epic composed by Valmiki which narrates the life story of Lord Rama. -
Buddhist traditions Vedas Ancient sacred scriptures revealed in Sanskrit to Richi sages and on which Brahmanism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism were based - Buddhist traditions Rigveda Most ancient Veda of the Hindus
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Buddhist traditions Upanishads Ancient Sanskrit religious and philosophical texts of Hinduism -
Guru Granth Sahib The primary holy scripture of Sikhism -
Buddhist traditions Atharvaveda One of four Vedas, ancient scriptures of Hinduism -
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Samaveda The musical Veda of Hinduism -
Buddhist traditions Yajurveda The Veda primarily of prose mantras for worship rituals -
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Foundational text of Yoga in Sanskrit from ancient India by Patanjali -
Isha Upanishad One of the ancient Sanskrit scriptures of Hinduism -
Katha Upanishad One of the ancient Sanskrit scriptures of Hinduism - Brahma Sutras One of the foundational texts of the Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy
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Kena Upanishad One of the ancient Sanskrit scriptures of Hinduism -
Mandukya Upanishad One of the ancient Sanskrit scriptures of Hinduism -
Hanuman Chalisha Hindu devotional hymn by Tulsidas dedicated to lord Hanuman -
Mundaka Upanishad One of the ancient Sanskrit scriptures of Hinduism -
Aitareya Upanishad One of the ancient Sanskrit scriptures of Hinduism -
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Tradition · Christianity Conversion of Paul the Apostle Event that led Paul to cease persecuting early Christians and to become an apostle of Jesus -
Taittiriya Upanishad One of the ancient Sanskrit scriptures of Hinduism -
Chennakesava Temple 12th century Vishnu temple complex in Belur, Karnataka (Hoysala Empire era) - Kalpa Vedic era study of ritual procedures and ceremonies, one of six Vedangas practiced by Brahmins
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Prashna Upanishad One of the ancient Sanskrit scriptures of Hinduism -
Shvetashvatara Upanishad One of the ancient Sanskrit scriptures of Hinduism - Āgama Category of Hindu religious texts
- Kaushitaki Upanishad One of the ancient Sanskrit scriptures of Hinduism
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Maitrayaniya Upanishad One of the ancient Sanskrit scriptures of Hinduism -
Aitareya Brahmana Ancient Indian collection of sacred hymns -
Kalpasutra Ancient Jain text written by Bhadrabahu - Devi Upanishad Goddess-related Hindu text
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Shilpa Shastras Ancient umbrella term for numerous Hindu texts - Atharvashiras Upanishad Shaiva Hindu text
- Bhaja Govindam Sanskrit stotra composed by Adi Shankara
- Dasam Granth Sikh scripture by Guru Gobind Singh, separate from the Guru Granth Sahib
- Dhyanabindu Upanishad Hindu text on Yoga
- Ganapati Atharvashirsa Upanishad on Hindu god Ganesha
- Jabala Upanishad Hindu text on spirituality, monastic life, renunciation
- Nada Bindu Upanishad Sanskrit text, Yoga Upanishad
- Narada Bhakti Sutra Sutra in Hinduism
- Yogatattva Upanishad Hindu text on Yoga
- Amritabindu Upanishad Hindu text on Yoga
- Kathashruti Upanishad A Hindu text on spirituality, monastic life, renunciation
- Buddhist traditions Mandala 10 Tenth mandala of the Rigveda
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Rudrakshajabala Upanishad Upanishadic Hindu scripture - Savitri Upanishad Minor Upanishad of Hinduism
- Tantraloka Treatise by Abhinavagupta about tantrism
- Yoga Kundalini Upanishad Hindu text on Yoga
- Apastamba Dharmasutra One of the oldest Dharma texts of Hinduism
- Gopatha Brahmana Religious text in Hinduism
- Jabali Upanishad Shaiva Hindu text
- Mahishasura Mardini Stotra Hindu hymn in praise of Durga
- Mantrika Upanishad Minor Upanishad of Hinduism
- Naradaparivrajaka Upanishad A Hindu text on spirituality, monastic life, renunciation
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Nāradasmṛti Dharmaśāstra text from ancient India - Sita Upanishad Goddess-related Hindu text
- Tejobindu Upanishad Hindu text on Yoga
- Avadhuta Gita Hindu text with Advaita Vedanta philosophy
- Muktika Upanishad Last of the 108 Upanishads listed in the Muktika Canon
- Paramahamsa Parivrajaka Upanishad A Hindu text on spirituality, monastic life, renunciation
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Rama in Jainism Jain deity - Rudrahridaya Upanishad Shaiva Hindu text
- Sarvasara Upanishad
- Trishikhibrahmana Upanishad Hindu text on Yoga
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Uttaradhyayana sutra Jain text - Nam Ghosa It has thousand (1000) line of great verses Therefore it's also called "Hazari Ghosha" in Assamese.
- Panchakshara Stotra Hindu hymn
- Sariraka Upanishad
- Amritanada Upanishad Ancient Hindu text
- Dattatreya Upanishad Sanskrit text and one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism attached to the Atharvaveda
- Sutrakritanga Jain text
- Rama in Sikhism Depiction of Rama in Sikhism
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South Asian traditions
Hinduism and its schools, Jainism, Sikhism, and the Vedic material behind them.