Hindu scriptures
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Hindu scriptures are a vast body of ancient Indian sacred texts—including the Vedas, Upanishads, epics like the Mahabharata and Ramayana, and numerous Puranas—that lay out spiritual philosophy, rituals, cosmology, and moral teachings central to Hinduism.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vedic literature | 3 |
| Hindu Agamas | 1 |
| Hindu Shastras | 1 |
| Hindu scriptures canonical | 1 |
| Itihasa (sacred history) in Hindu tradition | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious text corpus
ⓘ
religious scripture collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindu philosophy
ⓘ
Vedic Hinduism ⓘ
surface form:
Vedic religion
|
| coversTopic |
cosmology
ⓘ
dharma ⓘ ethics ⓘ rituals ⓘ spiritual philosophy ⓘ yoga ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Agamas
ⓘ
Agni Purana ⓘ Āraṇyaka ⓘ
surface form:
Aranyakas
Atharvaveda ⓘ Bhagavad Gita ⓘ Bhagavata Purana ⓘ Brahma Sutras ⓘ Brahmanas ⓘ Devi Bhagavata Purana ⓘ Dharmashastras ⓘ Garuda Purana ⓘ Itihasa ⓘ
surface form:
Itihasas
Manusmriti ⓘ
surface form:
Laws of Manu
Mahabharata ⓘ Manusmriti ⓘ Markandeya Purana ⓘ Narada Bhakti Sutra ⓘ Padma Purana ⓘ Puranas ⓘ Ramayana ⓘ Rigveda ⓘ Samaveda ⓘ Shiva Purana ⓘ Shruti texts ⓘ Skanda Purana ⓘ Smriti texts ⓘ Sutras ⓘ Tantras ⓘ Upanishads ⓘ Vedangas ⓘ Vedas ⓘ Vishnu Purana ⓘ Yajurveda ⓘ Yoga Sūtra ⓘ
surface form:
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
|
| influenced |
Indian law codes
ⓘ
Indian literature ⓘ Indian philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| originPlace |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| partOf | Indian religious literature ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scriptureType |
Shruti
ⓘ
Smriti ⓘ |
| timePeriod | ancient India ⓘ |
| tradition |
Hinduism
ⓘ
surface form:
Sanatana Dharma
|
| usedFor |
moral instruction
ⓘ
religious rituals ⓘ spiritual guidance ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vedic literature
this entity surface form:
Itihasa (sacred history) in Hindu tradition
this entity surface form:
Hindu Shastras
this entity surface form:
Vedic literature
this entity surface form:
Hindu Agamas