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Hello everybody,
My name name is Piyush Adhau

My Philosophy presentation
topic is
VEDAS
The Vedas are a large body of religious texts
originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic
Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of
Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of
Hinduism.

There are four Vedas: the Rigveda, the Yajurveda,

the Samaveda and the Atharvaveda.
The term veda means “knowledge” in that they are
thought to contain the fundamental knowledge
relating to the underlying cause of, function of, and
personal response to existence.

They are considered among the oldest, if not the

oldest, religious works in the world.
The Vedas are therefore regarded as Shruti in Hinduism meaning “what is
heard” as contrasted with other texts designated Smritis (“what is
remembered”), accounts of great heroes and their struggles in works such
as the Mahabharata, Ramayana, and Bhagavad Gita (although some
sects of Hinduism regard the Bhagavad Gita as Shruti). The texts which
make up the Four Vedas are:
• Rig Veda
• Sama Veda
• Yajur Veda
• Atharva Veda

Each of these is further divided into types of text included within them:
• Aranyakas - rituals, observances
• Brahmanas - commentaries on said rituals
• Samhitas - benedictions, prayers, mantras
• Upanishads – philosophical narratives and dialogues
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