Veda(s) — Veda is derived from the word, vid, “to know.” A Veda, then, would literally be a compendium of knowledge. In Indian tradition the four Vedas (sometimes collectively referred to as “the Veda”) are the ancient scriptural texts that are… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Veda (disambiguation) — Veda or Vedas may refer to:Hinduism*The Vedas, part of a set of Hindu texts: **Rig Veda **Sama Veda **Yajur Veda **Atharva Veda *other Shruti scripture: **Brahmanas **Aranyakas **Upanishads **Shrauta sutras **Puranas **Bhagavad Gita *post Vedic… … Wikipedia
Pranava Veda — may be:*allegedly, a fifth Veda followed by the Vishwabrahmins *a notion of an original Veda of Mamuni Mayan *a misspelling for Pranava Vāda … Wikipedia
Vedas — Veda redirects here. For other uses, see Veda (disambiguation). The Vedas (Sanskrit sa. वेद, IAST|véda , knowledge ) are a large body of texts originating in Ancient India. They form the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature [see e.g.… … Wikipedia
South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… … Universalium
itihāsa — 1. history in general. 2. a book which contains instructions on dharma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa, and narrations of ancient events dharmārtha kāma mokṣāṇām upadeśa samanvitam | pūrva vṛta kathā yuktam itihāsaṁ pracakṣate || This definition is… … The Bhaktivedanta encyclopedia
Пятая Веда — (pañcama veda IAST) термин, которым называют ряд послеведийских текстов индуизма, не относящиеся к четырём каноническим Ведам, но, несмотря на это, имеющих сходный с Ведами статус.[1] Идея пятой Веды является очень древней и впервые… … Википедия
Egbert Richter-Ushanas — Egbert Richter (also publishing under the pen name of Richter Ushanas, after IAST|uśánas , a Vedic rishi) is a German freelance writer and lecturer, author of self published ( Egbert Richter Verlag , registered in Bremen) treatises on Yoga,… … Wikipedia
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Natya Shastra — The Natya Shastra (Sanskrit: Nātyaśāstra नाट्य शास्त्र) is an ancient Indian treatise on the performing arts, encompassing theatre, dance and music. It was written during the period between 200 BC and 200 AD in classical India and is… … Wikipedia
