Question

The priestly group who orally transmitted Vedas
I am the oldest and earliest Veda

Answer 1

Answer:

key words

*The Vedas, meaning “knowledge,” are the oldest texts of Hinduism.

*They are derived from the ancient Indo-Aryan culture of the Indian Subcontinent and began as an oral tradition that was passed down through generations before finally being written in Vedic Sanskrit between 1500 and 500 BCE (Before Common Era).

*The Vedas are structured in four different collections containing hymns, poems, prayers, and religious instruction.

*The Indian caste system is based on a fable from the Vedas about the sacrifice of the deity Purusha.

Explanation:

TERMS

*Rig Veda

The oldest and most important of the four Vedas.

*Caste System

An ancient social structure based upon one of the fables in the Vedas, castes persist in modern India.

*Vedas

The oldest scriptures of Hinduism, originally passed down orally but then written in Vedic Sanskrit between 1500 and 500 BCE.

*Hinduism

A major world religion that began on the Indian Subcontinent.