The oldest religous texts in the world. They are belived to have been composed by a group of Indo-European nomads, named the Aryans. For most of their history they were oraly transmited, only being wr [..]

sacred writing of the Hindus

four ancient texts- Rig, Yajur, Sama, Atharva, which are further divided into Samhita, Brahmana, Aranayaka and Upanishads. They were revealed to the sages and saints of India which explain and regulat [..]

(n) [Sanskrit, "knowledge"] are a large body of texts originating in Ancient India. They form the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism.

Earliest Hindu scriptures.

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The ancient scriptures of Hinduism written in four major volumes, with the Rig Veda

Most ancient Hindu scriptures, composed of hymns to various deities. There are four collections of theses hymns, known as Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda and Atharveda. "Veda" means knowledge or wisdom. The Vedas are the sacred and most ancient scriptures of the Hindus. Orthodox Hindus believe that the Vedas are the result of direct divine r [..]

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