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The Bhagavad Gita (/ ˈbʌɡəvəd ˈɡiːtɑː /; [1] Sanskrit: भगवद्गीता, IPA: [ˌbʱɐɡɐʋɐd ˈɡiːtɑː], romanized: bhagavad-gītā, lit. 'god's Song'), [a] often referred to as the Gita (IAST: gītā), is a Hindu scripture, dated to the second or first century BCE, [7] which forms part of the Epic Mahabharata.
Hinduism is an ancient religion, with denominations such as Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism, among others. [1] [2] Each tradition has a long list of Hindu texts, with subgenre based on syncretization of ideas from Samkhya, Nyaya, Yoga, Vedanta and other schools of Hindu philosophy.
What are Hinduism's holy books? Hinduism does not have a single holy book, but many ancient texts and scriptures. The Vedas - a collection of hymns praising the Vedic gods. Veda means...
Hindu texts or Hindu scriptures are manuscripts and voluminous historical literature which are related to any of the diverse traditions within Hinduism. Some of the major Hindu texts include the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the Itihasa.
17 mar 2017 · According to Swami Vivekananda, "the accumulated treasury of spiritual laws discovered by different persons in different times" constitutes the sacred Hindu texts. Collectively referred to as the Shastras, there are two types of sacred writings in the Hindu scriptures: Shruti (heard) and Smriti (memorized).
11 maj 2018 · Bhagavad Gita (Hindi, ‘Song of the Lord’) Sanskrit poem, forming part of the sixth book of the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. Probably written in the 1st or 2nd century ad , it is perhaps the greatest philosophical expression of Hinduism .
30 sty 2020 · The Vedas are considered the earliest literary record of Indo-Aryan civilization and the most sacred books of India. They are the original scriptures of Hindu teachings , containing spiritual knowledge encompassing all aspects of life.