Vedas

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Hindu scripture religious text sacred text collection

The Vedas are a collection of ancient sacred texts composed in Sanskrit that form the foundational spiritual and philosophical scriptures of Hinduism.

Aliases (8)

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu scripture →
religious text →
sacred text collection →
associatedWith Vedic period →
surface form: "Vedic religion"
authorityStatus supreme scripture in Hinduism →
composedIn Sanskrit →
surface form: "Vedic Sanskrit"
considered authorless →
contains chants →
hymns →
incantations →
mantras →
mythological narratives →
philosophical teachings →
prayers →
ritual formulas →
cosmologyTheme creation hymns →
nature deities →
describedAs apauruṣeya →
hasPart Atharvaveda →
Rigveda →
Samaveda →
Yajurveda →
includesSectionType Brāhmaṇa →
Vedas →
surface form: "Saṃhitā"

Upanishads →
surface form: "Upaniṣad"

Āraṇyaka →
influenced Hindu philosophy →
Hindu ritual practice →
Indian culture →
Upanishads →
language Sanskrit →
numberOfMainTexts 4 →
oldestLayerOf Hindu scriptures →
originatedIn South Asia →
surface form: "Indian subcontinent"
preservedBy Brahmin priests →
primaryDeitiesMentioned Agni →
Indra →
Soma →
Varuṇa →
recognizedBy major Hindu schools →
regardedAs Vedas →
surface form: "śruti"
religion Hinduism →
script Devanagari script →
surface form: "Devanagari"
timePeriodOfComposition second millennium BCE →
tradition Vedic tradition →
transmissionMethod oral tradition →
usedFor philosophical inquiry →
ritual worship →
sacrifice rituals →
spiritual guidance →

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brahmins → associatedWith → Vedas →
this entity surface form: "Śruti"
Rigveda → canonicalStatus → Vedas →
this entity surface form: "śruti (revealed scripture)"
Arya Samaj → coreText → Vedas →
Brahma → depictedHolding → Vedas →
Lotus → featuredIn → Vedas →
this entity surface form: "Vedic texts"
Hinduism → hasScripture → Vedas →
Vedas → includesSectionType → Vedas →
this entity surface form: "Saṃhitā"
Brahman → mentionedIn → Vedas →
Om → mentionedIn → Vedas →
Vedic period → namedAfter → Vedas →
Atharvaveda → partOf → Vedas →
this entity surface form: "Four Vedas"
Rigveda → partOf → Vedas →
Upanishads → partOf → Vedas →
this entity surface form: "Vedic literature"
Upanishads → partOf → Vedas →
this entity surface form: "Śruti"
Yajurveda → partOf → Vedas →
this entity surface form: "Four Vedas"
Vedas → regardedAs → Vedas →
this entity surface form: "śruti"
Mimamsa → regardsAsEternal → Vedas →
Smartism → scripturalBasis → Vedas →
Brahma → scripturalMention → Vedas →
Indology → studiesText → Vedas →
Brahma → symbol → Vedas →
Sanskrit → usedIn → Vedas →
this entity surface form: "Vedic texts"
Sri Aurobindo → wrote → Vedas →
this entity surface form: "On the Veda"