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...continued from Hinduism – Eastern Religions Page 7

From the book Readings In Eastern Religions by Harold Coward, Eva Dargyay and Ronald Neufeldt who teach in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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The four Veda Samhitas.(collection of hymns).are a primary source of Hindu literature. These four, the Rigveda Samhita, the Yajurveda Samhita, the Samaveda Samhita and the Atharvaveda Samhita, have had a seminal influence on the religious, social and cultural life of the Indian subcontinent.....Together the four collections comprise what is often referred to as Vedic literature.

Three other, mostly later, bodies of literature can also be regarded as shutri.(learning which can be heard): the Brahmanas.(beliefs regarding the power that is the source and sustainer of the universe, the single absolute underlying energy.pervading the universe and found within the individual), the Aranyakas and the Upanishads.

From The Bible Knowledge Accelerator: The Vedas of Hinduism: Hinduism began in India, but much earlier than Buddhism which also began in India, about 1500 BC. The Vedas are a collection of rituals and mythological and philosophical commentaries with a vast number of epic stories about Gods, heroes and saints.

They were written over a period of aboout 2000 years,.(approx. 1400 BC to 500AD). To summarize the Hindu belief would be impossible because there are so many different ways to look at it. That is why there is so many different sects. But they all believe in Brahman.(the three-in-one God), Brahma.(the creator), Vishnu.(the preserver).and Shiva.(the destroyer). Man is subject to fate since he is part of Brahman.

Karma, Reincarnation and Nirvana are also believed as in Buddhism: Yogas cause one to control the body and emotions through intense discipline and Dharma is the law of moral order which one must follow to reach Nirvana. It is the aim of every Hindu to avoid reincarnation and reach Nirvana through pure acts, thought and devotion. It is interesting to note that it is the Hindu.Vedas that worship the cow.


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