Sanskrit word meaning “that which is heard”
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Shruti is a term in Hinduism for the body of divinely revealed scriptures, regarded as directly “heard” by ancient sages rather than composed by human authors.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shruti | 0 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious concept
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Sanskrit term ⓘ category of Hindu scripture ⓘ |
| authorityLevel | supreme in Hindu scriptural hierarchy ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | later remembered texts (Smriti) ⓘ |
| etymologyRoot | śru (to hear) ⓘ |
| hasCategoryRole | canonical revelation in Hinduism ⓘ |
| hasLiteralMeaning | that which is heard ⓘ |
| includes |
Aranyakas
NERFINISHED
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Atharvaveda NERFINISHED ⓘ Brahmanas NERFINISHED ⓘ Rigveda NERFINISHED ⓘ Samaveda NERFINISHED ⓘ Upanishads NERFINISHED ⓘ Vedas NERFINISHED ⓘ Yajurveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith | ṛṣis (ancient seers) ⓘ |
| isBelievedToBe |
beginningless
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timeless ⓘ |
| isConsidered | apauruṣeya (not of human authorship) ⓘ |
| isContrastedWith | Smriti ⓘ |
| isPreservedBy | Vedic recitation ⓘ |
| isPrimaryScriptureFor | orthodox Hindu schools (āstika darśanas) ⓘ |
| isReferencedIn |
Mīmāṃsā philosophy
NERFINISHED
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Vedānta philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRegardedAs |
directly heard by ancient sages
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divinely revealed ⓘ |
| isSourceOf |
Hindu religious authority
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Vedic ritual prescriptions ⓘ many Hindu philosophical doctrines ⓘ |
| isTransmittedBy | oral tradition ⓘ |
| isViewedAs | ultimate scriptural proof (śabda-pramāṇa) in many Hindu schools ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| normativeScope | ritual, cosmology, and metaphysics ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | revealed scripture ⓘ |
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