Guest guest Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Dear Chandran, The path of Sanatana Dharma (loosely translated as Hinduism) is a " Way of Life " and it follows the 4 Vedas as its 'Bible'. Om Bholenath , chandran bonezz <tampines_bone wrote: > > Bhagavita Gita > > Gita is often being described as a concise guide to Hindu philosophy and also as a practical, self-contained guide to life. Other noted experts have described it as a lighthouse of eternal wisdom that has the ability to inspire any man or woman to supreme accomplishment and enlightenment. > > Many Hindus are just considering Bhagavita Gita as a movie based epic. They are thinking that its just a movie. > > Any idea where we can get the eternal wisdom from the Gita. Any books explaining this matter or Movies. > > > > 4 Vedas > > A. The Rigveda > > The Rig-Veda Samhita is the oldest significant existent Indian text.It is a collection of 1,028 Vedic Sanskrit hymns and 10,600 verses in all, organized into ten books (Sanskrit: mandalas).The hymns are dedicated to Rigvedic deities. > > > B.The Yajurveda > > The Yajur-Veda ( " Veda of sacrificial formulas " ) consists of archaic prose mantras and also in part of verses borrowed and adapted from the Rig-Veda. It was compiled to apply to all sacrificial rites, not merely the Soma offering. There are two major recensions of this Veda known as the " Black " and " White " Yajur-Veda. > > > > C.The Samaveda. > > The Sama-Veda (Sanskrit s¨¡maveda ) is the " Veda of melodies " or " Knowledge of melodies " . The name of this Veda is from the Sanskrit word s¨¡man which means a melody applied to metrical hymn or song of praise.It consists of 1549 stanzas, taken entirely (except 78) from the Rig-Veda. > > > > D. Atharvaveda > > A collection of spells and incantations, stories, predictions, apotropaic charms and some speculative hymns. > > > > Out of all the above sacred texts of Hinduism, I am still wondering which TEXT is our HINDU BIBLE? > > Cheers > Chandran > > P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. > > harinomore > Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:50:58 +0000 > RBSC : Re: Quaran, Bibles and Hindu Text? > > > > > > Dear Chandran, > > The Srimad Bhagavad Gita is an excellent source of of knowledge for > anyone who wishing to develop their spirituality > > With Kind Regards > Hari > > , chandran bonezz > <tampines_bone@> wrote: > > > > Greetings, > > > > > > > > I had a thought today. > > > > Muslims have the Quaran. > > > > Christians have the Bible. > > > > Does any Hindu have any books? > > > > > > > > Do we Indians have such stuff? > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Chandran > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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