What is.....?

Question

what is the Vedas?

And ES what religion are you? If you don't mind my asking........

Answer 1

i am a Hindu.
the vedas are sacred text believed to be given as rituals and discpline with which humans should move, to Manu in Hindu mythology(same as Noah in Biblical context)....he is believed to be the only person alive after the great floods(yes it there also in Hindu mythology)
There are four Vedas, each consisting of four parts. The primary portion is the mantra or hymn section (samhita). To this are appended ritualistic teachings (brahmana) and theological sections (aranyaka). Finally philosophical sections (upanishads) are included. The hymn sections are the oldest. The others were added at a later date and each explains some aspect of the hymns or follows one line of interpreting them.

The Vedas were compiled around the time of Krishna (c. 3500 B.C.), and even at that time were hardly understood. Hence they are very ancient and only in recent times has their spiritual import, like that of the other mystery teachings of the ancient world, begun to be rediscovered or appreciated even in India. Like the Egyptian teachings they are veiled, symbolic and subtle and require a special vision to understand and use properly.

The great compiler of the Veda and Puranas was Vyasa Krishna Dwaipayana. He was said to be the twenty-eighth of the Vyasas or compilers of Vedic knowledge. He was somewhat older than the Avatar Krishna and his work continued after the death of Krishna. Perhaps he is symbolic of a whole Vedic school which flourished at that time, as many such Vedic schools were once prominent all over India and in some places beyond.

Answer 2

I'm Hindu and the vedas are a collection of scriptures on the practices and believes in Hinduism. Unlike Christianity, Islam or Jewish faith, Hinduism does not have one single holy book for references. In their place is the vedas, a collection of ancient and holy scriptures that was originally written in Sanskrit. Today however they are available in different languages in the Indian Continent. The Vedas describe the ideal way of life of Hindus.

Answer 3

Vedas are the most sacred scriptures of the Hindus. There are basically four vedas: Rigveda, Samveda, Yajurveda, Atharwaveda. Sorry for any spelling mistakes.

Answer 4

Vedas has something to due with Hinduism. I am not a religion I am a Christian and no, I don't mind you asking.


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Answer 5

I didn't no what vedas was? but i do now.
ES is awesome! Isn't he? You took me on a research journey in ur questions. many thx 2 u!


Shalom

Answer 6

I am a freshman in high school and one of my teachers told me to figure out what my vedu was and she gave us this for a definition.... ummmm what do i do????

Answer 7

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedas

I have no religion