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2006-07-11 20:43:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Other - Society & Culture

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Vedic literature is the sacred literature of the Hindus. Its four main works are the Rig Veda, the Sama Veda, the Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda. Each Veda contains collections of hymns called Samhitas, most of which were composed by unknown holy men as long as 4,000 years ago.

Ancient Vedic wisdom is recorded on palmleaf books

2006-07-11 20:49:39 · answer #1 · answered by Pyara_sweet_abhi 4 · 0 0

Vedic may refer to:

Ancient India

* The Vedas, the oldest preserved Indo-Aryan texts
* Vedic Sanskrit, their language (also, Vedic meter, Vedic accent, Vedic chant, see also Shrauta)
* the historical Vedic religion
* the Vedic period

traditional Hindu culture:

* Vedic astrology
* the Ayurveda (Vedic medicine)
* Ancient Vedic weights and measures

modern coinages:

* Vedic science
* Maharishi Vedic Medicine
* Vedic mathematics, developed by Shri Bharati Krishna Tirthaji
* Vedic metal, a heavy metal genre.

2006-07-12 06:15:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Vedic means that it has some relations to Vedas. Vedas are " a pourusham" which means that not written by a person. The ancient Rishi's have found and drawn the cosmic energy in the form of vedic mantra. Sage Vyasa compiled innumerable vedas in 4 veda called as Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharvana. That's why he is also called as Sage Veda Vyasa.

2006-07-12 05:09:43 · answer #3 · answered by ravi0706 3 · 0 0

That is the title of a Bejoran Holy Man....

Cross Reference: Star Trek : Deep Space Nine

2006-07-12 03:47:03 · answer #4 · answered by eggman 7 · 0 0

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