A report on Vedas
The Vedas (,, वेदः) are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India.
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Dhyana in Hinduism
1 linksDhyana in Hinduism means contemplation and meditation.
Dhyana in Hinduism means contemplation and meditation.
The root of the word is Dhi, which in the earliest layer of text of the Vedas refers to "imaginative vision" and associated with goddess Saraswati with powers of knowledge, wisdom and poetic eloquence.
Fifth Veda
3 linksThe notion of a fifth Veda (Sanskrit: ), that is, of a text which lies outside the four canonical Vedas, but nonetheless has the status of a Veda, is one that has been advanced in a number of post-Vedic Hindu texts, in order to accord a particular text or texts and their doctrines with the timelessness and authority that Hinduism associates with the Vedas.
Anukramaṇī
1 linksThe Anukramaṇī (अनुक्रमणी, ) (also ) are the systematic indices of Vedic hymns recording poetic meter, content, and traditions of authorship.
Iyengar
0 linksEthnoreligious group of Tamil-speaking Hindu Brahmins, whose members follow Sri Vaishnavism and the Visishtadvaita philosophy propounded by Ramanuja.
Ethnoreligious group of Tamil-speaking Hindu Brahmins, whose members follow Sri Vaishnavism and the Visishtadvaita philosophy propounded by Ramanuja.
The belief is that he set this collection - commonly called the Tamil Prabhandams - to music, and he introduced the devotional hymns of the alvars into worship, thus mixing their Tamil Veda with the traditional Vedas written in Sanskrit.
Ayurveda
4 linksAlternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent.
Alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent.
In medieval taxonomies of the Sanskrit knowledge systems, Ayurveda is assigned a place as a subsidiary Veda (upaveda).
Hindu astrology
2 linksTraditional Hindu system of astrology, also known as Hindu astrology, Indian astrology and more recently Vedic astrology. The term Hindu astrology has been in use as the English equivalent of Jyotiṣa since the early 19th century, whereas Vedic astrology is a relatively recent term, entering common usage in the 1970s with self-help publications on Āyurveda or yoga.
Traditional Hindu system of astrology, also known as Hindu astrology, Indian astrology and more recently Vedic astrology. The term Hindu astrology has been in use as the English equivalent of Jyotiṣa since the early 19th century, whereas Vedic astrology is a relatively recent term, entering common usage in the 1970s with self-help publications on Āyurveda or yoga.
The Vedanga Jyotisha is one of the earliest texts about astronomy within the Vedas.
Atharvan
1 linksAtharvan (अथर्वन्, '; an n-stem with nominative singular अथर्वा ') was a legendary Vedic sage (rishi) of Hinduism who along with Angiras is supposed to have authored ("heard") the Atharvaveda.
Indo-Aryan languages
4 linksThe Indo-Aryan languages (or sometimes Indic languages ) are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family that are spoken natively by the Indo-Aryan peoples.
The Indo-Aryan languages (or sometimes Indic languages ) are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family that are spoken natively by the Indo-Aryan peoples.
The earliest evidence of the group is from Vedic Sanskrit, that is used in the ancient preserved texts of the Indian subcontinent, the foundational canon of the Hindu synthesis known as the Vedas.
Chandra
0 linksHindu god of the Moon, and is associated with the night, plants and vegetation.
Hindu god of the Moon, and is associated with the night, plants and vegetation.
In the Vedas, the word Soma is primarily used for an intoxicating and energizing/healing plant drink and the deity representating it.
Indian martial arts
1 linksIndian martial arts refers to the fighting systems of the Indian subcontinent.
Indian martial arts refers to the fighting systems of the Indian subcontinent.
The Vishnu Purana text describes dhanuveda as one of the traditional eighteen branches of “applied knowledge” or upaveda, along with shastrashastra or military science.