Information about "Vedic Literature".( Can anybody help me with this sort)?

Question

No. it's not a vast question. Ahhhhhhhhh......it's my assignment plus knowledge improvement.

Answer 1

http://www.stephen-knapp.com/complete_review_of_vedic_literature.htm

http://www.mum.edu/library/vedic_collection.html

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

Answer 2

Vedic literature refers to scriptures related to Vedic Hinduism. They include a body of literature called the Vedas (the word means "Truths") (Rg, Sama, Yajur, and ... there's a fourth, I think) and the Upanishads. The Vedas are the oldest books of Hinduism, the Rig Veda being the oldest, they are full of hymns, rituals, observances and early scientific observations and cultural codes. The Upanishads (a word that means something like "to sit near" as in, to sit near to receive teaching) are also referred to as the Vedanta (which means the "end" or culmination of the Truths). They are mostly philosophical and mystical books and that sometimes relate dialogue or parables. They were probably written between 800 BCE and 300 BC. There are about 12 to 18 classical Upanishads (ones you will find in compilations of the Upanishads). The oldest and largest is the Brihadaraynaka Upanishad, followed by the Chandogya Upanishad. The easiest to understand are the Isa, Katha, Mundaka, and Svesvatara Upanishads, I think.

These books are considered to be the infallible philosophical basis for Vedic Hinduism (which differs from Tantric Hinduism), like the Bible is the infallible scripture for Christians. They are called "shruti" --another word for "truths". The Bhagavad Gita and other, later scriptures and treatises are not considered to be part of the Vedas. They are categorized as "smriti" "Remembrances."

Answer 3

Lord! That is such a vast subject. Can you give us an idea of why you want to know, what is it you're after?

EDIT,
I said it was a vast subject, not a vast question.
The Vedic literature, as I understand - and I'm no expert - covers many authors and thousands of years.
Try putting Rig Veda; Vedanta and Bhagavad Gita into your search engine. That should give you a good start.

Answer 4

its a very vast subject. u need to be specific.

Answer 5

You need to give a bit more info. Do you want to know what to read? where to get it? forms of translation?