What is a Veda? Write a short note on the four Vedas
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The basic Vedic texts are the Samhita " Collections " of the four Vedas : Rig Veda " knowledge of the Hymns of Praise ", for recitation . Sama - Veda " knowledge of the Melodies ", for chanting . Yajur- Veda " knowledge of the Sacrificial formulas ", for liturgy.
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The Vedas are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hindiism
There are four Vedas: the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda and the Atharvaveda.Each Veda has four subdivisions – the Samhitas (mantras and benedictions), the Aranyakas (text on rituals, ceremonies, sacrifices and symbolic-sacrifices), the Brahmanas (commentaries on rituals, ceremonies and sacrifices), and the Upanishads (texts discussing meditation, philosophy and spiritual knowledge)Some scholars add a fifth category – the Upasanas (worship).The texts of the Upanishads discuss ideas akin to the heterodox sramana-traditions
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