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A core sacred text of Hinduism and philosophy. [15] Bhagavata Purana: one of the "Maha" Puranic texts of Hindu literature, and is Sanskrit for "The Book of God". Bharude, Ovya: devotional poetry. Bhavarth Ramayan: Marathi version of the Ramayana written by Sant Eknath in the 16th century
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 .
While Hinduism is known for its diversity and the synthesis derived from it, the Bhagavad Gita holds a unique pan-Hindu influence. [ 102 ] [ 103 ] [ j ] Gerald James Larson – an Indologist and scholar of classical Hindu philosophy , states that "if there is any one text that comes near to embodying the totality of what it is to be a Hindu ...
[239] Some Hindus challenge the authority of the Vedas, thereby implicitly acknowledging its importance to the history of Hinduism, states Lipner. [240] While Hindu reform movement such as Arya Samaj and Brahmo Samaj accept the authority of Vedas, [241] Hindu modernists like Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen; [242] and social reformers ...
Hindu sacrificial knowledge. Part 3 of the four part Hindu canon. Veda/Samhita: Sanskrit: No concrete information available, but attributed to several 'rishis' 1500-500 BCE [1] Sapta Sindhva: Indus region (Indus + its five tributaries + Saraswati) Sama Veda: Hindu music and arts. Part 2 of the four part Hindu canon. Veda/Samhita: Sanskrit: 1500 ...
Olivelle's translation won the 1998 A.K. Ramanujan Book Prize for Translation. [198] Throughout the 1930s, Irish poet W. B. Yeats worked with the Indian-born mendicant-teacher Shri Purohit Swami on their own translation of the Upanishads, eventually titled The Ten Principal Upanishads and published in 1938. This translation was the final piece ...
The Rigveda, in contemporary Hinduism, has been a reminder of the ancient cultural heritage and point of pride for Hindus, with some hymns still in use in major rites of passage ceremonies, but the literal acceptance of most of the textual essence is long gone.
The following list provides a somewhat common set of reconstructed dates for the terminus ante quem of Hindu texts, by title and genre. It is notable that Hinduism largely followed an oral tradition to pass on knowledge, for which there is no record of historical dates. All dates here given ought to be regarded as roughly approximate, subject ...