The Christians have the Bible, the Jews have the Torah, the Muslims have the Qu'ran... what is the name of the the Hindi/Sanskrit holy book?
If I have phrased it wrong, I apologise.
2007-10-10 01:50:37 · 10 answers · asked by Kat 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am referencing a story called 'The Dragon King's Daughter' and it is about a nagini.
The story is in a book called 'Lotus Sutra' - would this be the religious book?
2007-10-10 02:19:14 · update #1
Hinduism is a Kaleidescope of sorts.
True to its nature, there is not just one scripture that is universally accepted.There are a number of books and different groups of Hindus place varying importance to different ones.
A majority of Hindus would call Bagvadhgita, their primary scripture. Bagvadhgita is a collection of poems in praise of Lord Krishna.
There are the 5 Vedas (ancient scripture), the Upanishads(one of which is the Bagvadhgita), and the puranas (the epics: ramayana & mahabaratha). Apart from these there are the Thevaram & the Dhivya Prabhandam, which are specific to different branches of hinduism. And then there are a few writings that are sacred to different sects of hindusim
So the answer to your question will depend on who you ask.
EDIT:
Looks like what you are looking for is Buddhist literature
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Sutra
2007-10-10 02:10:15 · answer #1 · answered by danprem 3 · 8⤊ 2⤋
Hinduism Bible
2016-12-18 11:25:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Hindu Bible?
The Christians have the Bible, the Jews have the Torah, the Muslims have the Qu'ran... what is the name of the the Hindi/Sanskrit holy book?
If I have phrased it wrong, I apologise.
2015-08-06 22:18:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unlike any other religion,Hinduism has no Founder and is a non linear religion(There are hundreds of off shoots of Hinduism and all coexist amicably).As a matter of practice,Hinduism is more a way of life than strictly a religion.For it's texts,it has 4 Vedas(not 5 as mentioned by some one in answer to this question),18 Puranas and thousands of other texts,prominent amongst them being,Bhagawat Gita,Ramayana and Mahabharata.It's interesting to note that even members of one family follow different off shoots of Hinduism and do so without any qualms or any disconnect.Hinduism never claims to be the only path for human salvation and respects all other religions and all forms of divinity .Believing in incarnation,it venerates all religious teachers and is quite at an ease if someone says that Jesus Christ is a form of god and respects Christ as a part of divinity.Note:-no need to apologize.Your question is pertinent and relevant.
2007-10-10 02:52:52 · answer #4 · answered by brkshandilya 7 · 13⤊ 1⤋
hindu bible
2016-01-27 00:23:50 · answer #5 · answered by Agretha 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The what you mentioned is a Mahayana Budhdhsit sutra which is actually a deviation from Buddhism . Buddhist bible is called Thripitaka . just google Thripitaka
2016-04-21 02:13:37 · answer #6 · answered by Panduka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shree Maad Bhagavatam,the story of the fortunate one.
2014-09-11 01:08:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The are actually a few books
The Vedas - contain a collection of teachings
The Bhagvadgita -
The Ramayana
2007-10-10 01:59:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
to say that every religion has "a bible" is the stupidest of things to say, showing the gross ignorance of the people...The muslims have their holy book they call kuran, & the christians have their bible, the jews have whatever they have. Would you accept it If I write in a response that the christians have a Bhagwadgita they call the bible, & the muslim Bhagwadgita is the kuran? That is what it is like to say that Gita is the Hindu Bbible. The description of the Gita too is wrong in the answer that has been voted the best. This just goes to show that every one is free to say whatever they want to & believe whatever they want to, without any consideration to the actual truth. First of all, Gita is not a collection of poems in the praise of "lord krishna" as the person says. The Gita is a very small, but a very important part of the Mahabharat, one of the "myth & epic" that is actual history, & there are archeological evidences all over the country of that time period & the society & peoples of that time. Gita is the dialogue between Arjun & his cousin, mentor & charioteer Krishna, who was, at that time the King or the kingdom called Dwarka, on the west coast of India, in the state of Gujarat. The remains of Dwarka have been located under the sea off the coast of Gujarat & have been verified by carbon dating. I am not going to go into details, because the people here all seem to be intelligent enough to read, write & investigate on their own. That they do not care to do so & settle for the fancyful threads they spin out of their imagination only gos to indicate their sloth, laziness, & love for any lies that can make them feel that they are the best, & their hatred for anything that an show them their shortcomings & for all hardwork, es[ecialy when it is for the search of truth.
2014-08-21 11:18:39 · answer #9 · answered by aparaajita10 5 · 2⤊ 8⤋
This is a great question, and one that intrigued me for quite a while.
2016-08-26 02:21:53 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋