Guest guest Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Hinduism is recognized worldwide as THE oldest living tradition. It is formed of diverse traditions and types and has no single founder. We call it the Sanatan Dharma i.e. the eternal law. However, the characteristic of comprehensive tolerance to differences in belief and Hinduism's dogmatic openness makes it difficult to define it as a religion according to Western conceptions. And thus the idea of Hindus not having a single book might seem strange or unusual to non Hindus. Unlike Islam and Christianity we have a ton of literature on any and every thing that human mind can comprehend. You can't call our Holy books and scriptures as " Hindu Bible " please refer to them as Hindu Holy Book. Cheers to you too. , 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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