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Sacred texts of Hinduism mostly written in Sanskrit. Hindu scripture is divided into two categories: Śruti – that which is heard (i.e. revelation) and Smriti – that which is remembered (i.e. tradition, not revelation). Hinduism A worldwide religious tradition that is based on the Vedas and is the direct descendant of the Vedic religion. It ...
Yama teaches Atma vidya to Nachiketa, at Rameshwaram temple.. Vājashravas, desiring a gift from the gods, started an offering to donate all his possession. But Nachiketa, his son, noticed that Vājashravas was donating only the cows that were old, barren, blind, or lame; [7] not such as might buy the worshipper a place in heaven.
The British Library: Discovering Sacred Texts - Hinduism; Sacred-Texts: Hinduism; Sanskrit Documents Collection: Documents in ITX format of Upanishads, Stotras etc. GRETIL: Göttingen Register of Electronic Texts in Indian Languages, a cumulative register of the numerous download sites for electronic texts in Indian languages.
Vachanamrut: (IAST: Vacanāmṛta, lit. "immortalising ambrosia in the form of words") is a sacred Hindu text consisting of 273 religious discourses delivered by Swaminarayan from 1819 to 1829 CE and is considered the principal theological text within the Swaminarayan Sampradaya. Compiled by five of his senior disciples, Swaminarayan edited and ...
Akashic Records: (Akasha is a Sanskrit word meaning "sky", "space" or "aether") In the religion of theosophy and the philosophical school called anthroposophy, the Akashic records are a compendium of all universal events, thoughts, words, emotions and intent ever to have occurred in the past, present, or future in terms of all entities and life ...
In Indian religions, a darshan (Sanskrit: दर्शन, IAST: darśana; lit. 'showing, appearance, [1] view, sight') or darshanam is the auspicious sight of a deity or a holy person. [ 2 ] The term also refers to any one of the six traditional schools of Hindu philosophy and their literature on spirituality and soteriology .
In contrast to sacred texts, many religious texts are narratives or discussions about the specific religion's general themes, interpretations, practices, or important figures. In some religions (e.g. Christianity), the canonical texts include a particular text but are "an unsettled question," according to Eugene Nida.
Although the terms sacred and holy are similar in meaning, and they are sometimes used interchangeably, they carry subtle differences. [5] Holiness is generally used in relation to people and relationships, whereas sacredness is used in relation to objects, places, or happenings. [6]