Vedas

The //Vedas// are a collection of Aryan hymns and poems that are considered the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism. At first transmitted orally from one priest to the next, they were finally recorded and written on paper in the Sanskrit language during what is commonly known as the Vedic Age. Consisting of four sections, the most famous one being the //Rig Veda//, the //Vedas// were mostly used by the priest class as ritual guides. Each section of the vedas contains four parts with ritualistic teachings as well as philosophical and theological interpretations.

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