Text South Asian traditions
Vedas
वेदः sa वेद hi வேதம் ta
Ancient sacred scriptures revealed in Sanskrit to Richi sages and on which Brahmanism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism were based
- Written 15th century BCE
- Also called The Vedas, The Veda, Veda
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ancient sacred scriptures revealed in Sanskrit to Richi sages and on which Brahmanism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism were basedWikidata record description. Read Vedas in the Wikipedia reader.
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Rigveda
most ancient Veda of the HindusWritten 1500 BCE -
Upanishads
ancient Sanskrit religious and philosophical texts of HinduismWritten no date recorded -
Atharvaveda
one of four Vedas, ancient scriptures of HinduismWritten no date recorded -
Yajurveda
the Veda primarily of prose mantras for worship ritualsWritten no date recorded
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