Veda
Hindu holy text
The Vedas are the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism, composed in Sanskrit over three thousand years ago.
They include hymns, rituals, and philosophical teachings that form the foundation of Hindu religious practice.
Vedic tradition, Vedic scriptures.
The four principal Vedas are the Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, and Atharvaveda.
Vedic describes anything derived from or relating to these texts.
Vedic philosophical scriptures
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
- sutraEastern religious discourse
- hymnReligious song of praise
- scriptureSacred religious writings
shruti · Sanskrit · recitation · chanting · oral tradition · revelation · canon
Supreme cosmic reality
- AtmanHindu eternal essence
- dharmaCosmic moral order
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
cosmology · metaphysics · knowledge · truth · reality · consciousness · liberation · cycle
Giving up something precious
- somaBodily cells, excluding gametes
- oblationReligious gift offering
- libationCeremonial drink offering
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
invocation · priest · offering · puja · ceremony · sacred fire · ghee · chant
Revered authority figure
- ashramHindu spiritual retreat
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
priesthood · sacred knowledge · transmission · disciple · initiation · preservation · orthodoxy · authority
Upanishads
Vedic philosophical scriptures
scripture · shruti · Sanskrit · recitation · chanting · oral tradition · revelation · canon
Brahman
Supreme cosmic reality
moksha · cosmology · metaphysics · knowledge · truth · reality · consciousness · liberation · cycle · rebirth
sacrifice
Giving up something precious
consecration · invocation · priest · offering · puja · ceremony · sacred fire · ghee · chant · ritualist
guru
Revered authority figure
- ashramHindu spiritual retreat
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- recitationOral delivery from memory
memorization · priesthood · sacred knowledge · transmission · disciple · initiation · preservation · orthodoxy · authority
Indra
Vedic king of deities
- HinduismVishnu, Shiva, Krishna, Ganesh, Ganesha
- Dharmic Conceptskarma, dharma, nirvana, moksha, samsara
- Hindu conceptsmoksha, karma, atman, dharma, karma yoga
- Indian NamesArjun, Amit, Deepak, Anita, Sunita
- sacred speechsermon, prayer, psalm, amen, litany
- Sanskrit WordsSanskrit, asana, atman, dharma, bodhisattva
VedaQuran
Islam's central scripture
Bible · Torah · Tao Te Ching · Guru Granth Sahib · Book of Mormon
Facts gathered through senses
Vedamodern science
Post-Enlightenment systematic investigation
empirical research · scientific method · positivism · secular humanism