The term Upanishad (‘upa’ near ‘ni’ down ‘sad’ to sit) means sitting down near this implies the students sitting down near their Guru to learn the big secret.
It is a compilation of hymns but lacks the awesome grandeur which makes the Rig-Veda such a breathtaking spiritual experience. The Atharva-Veda (the wisdom of the Atharvans) is called so because the families of the atharvan sect of the Brahmins have traditionally been credited with the composition of the Vedas. The Veda also outlines various chants which should be sung to pray and pay respects to the various instruments which are involved in the sacrifice. The Yajur-Veda or the wisdom of sacrifices lays down various sacred invocations (yajurs) which were chanted by a particular sect of priests called adhvaryu. There are painstaking instructions in Sama-Veda about how particular hymns must be sung to put great emphasis upon sounds of the words of the mantras and the effect they could have on the environment and the person who pronounced them. These were meant for the priests who officiated at the rituals of the soma ceremonies. The Sama-Veda or the wisdom of chants is basically a collection of samans or chants, derived from the eighth and ninth books of the Rig-Veda. The most often addressed gods were nature gods like Indra (rain god king of heavens), Agni (fire god), Rudra (storm god the ‘howler’), Soma (the draught of immortality, an alcoholic brew). It contains 1028 hymns (10,589 verses which are divided into ten mandalas or book-sections) dedicated to thirty-three different gods. As a body of writing, the Rig-Veda (the wisdom of verses) is nothing short of remarkable. Its traditional date goes back to 3000 BC, something which the German scholar Max Mueller accepted. Henotheism is the idea that one God takes many different forms, and that although individuals may worship several different gods and goddesses, they really revere but one Supreme Being.įour collections were made and came to be viewed as sacred in Hinduism. Some Vedic hymns and poems address philosophic themes, such as the henotheism that is key to much Hindu theology. The Veda was composed in Sanskrit, the intellectual language of both ancient and classical Indian civilizations. World’s oldest literature are the Veda, a collection of religious and philosophical poems and hymns composed over several generations beginning as early as 3000 BC. More than a thousand years ago, Adi Shankaracharya, who was born in Kerala, established several mathas (religious and spiritual centers) including at Badrinath in the north (Uttar Pradesh), Puri in the east (Orissa), Dwaraka in the west (Gujarat), and at Shringeri and Kanchi in the south. Hindus follow the principle of ahimsa, non-injury to living creatures, especially applies cows, which Hindus believe are sacred animals. Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, and Sudras, which historically were assigned by profession, not by birth. Hindus are divided into a large number of social groups called castes viz. Wars between the Asuras (demons) and the Devas (Gods) are a common part of the Hindu mythology. The three main manifestations of the omnipresent God are: Brahma, the creator of the universe, Vishnu the protector and Shiva the destroyer. ‘Dharma’ on the other hand controls the laws of the social, ethical and the spiritual.
Purity of mind and action is essential, as ‘karma’ or actions in life determine your reincarnation.
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The Hindu goes through a series of reincarnations that eventually lead to ‘moksha’, or salvation, freeing the body from the cycle of rebirths (after reaching spiritual perfection). Hinduism believes that a person’s life is actually the journey of the soul. The rituals and the religious practices of the Indus Valley Civilization gifted a number of holy books to the world including, the Bhagwad Gita, the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, the Vedas, the Upanishads and the Puranas.
Hinduism is one of the oldest extant religions with its roots extending back to prehistoric times.
Hinduism is the only major religion of the world that can neither be traced to a specific founder nor has a holy book as the one and only scriptural authority. There are about 1.1 billion followers of Hinduism in the world.
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