The Vedas, from a root meaning to know, are the Ṛg, Sāma, Yajur and Atharva Vedas, transmitted orally for centuries before being written. Each contains hymns, ritual manuals, forest treatises and Upaniṣads. Hindu tradition regards them as revealed, not composed, and as the final authority in matters beyond perception.
Vedas
The oldest scriptures of Hinduism: four collections of hymns, ritual texts and philosophical teachings in Sanskrit.
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