What are the Vedas? What do they contain?
Answer:
Answer to be written in the exam:
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The
word "Veda" comes from the Sanskrit root "vid
", which
means "to know
". So, the Vedas are seen as a source of knowledge and wisdom..
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The Vedas contain
descriptions of social and cultural practices
in ancient India, such as the caste system and various rituals and customs.
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There are
four main Vedas:
the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda, and the Atharvaveda.
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Each Veda is divided into four part
s: the
Samhitas (hymns)
, the
Brahmanas (rituals and sacrifices)
, the
Aranyakas (meditation and philosophy
), and the
Upanishads (philosophical teachings).
- They contain hymns, prayers, and rituals that were used in ancient Vedic religious ceremonies.
