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The Vedas (/ˈveɪdəz/ or /ˈviːdəz/; Sanskrit: वेदः, romanised: Vēdaḥ, lit. 'knowledge'), sometimes collectively called the Veda, are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.
Vedic texts, Chronology, transmission, and interpretation & Four Vedas
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vedas | Language | Vedic Sanskrit | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vedas | Period | Vedic period c. 1500–1200 BCE (Rigveda),[note 1] c. 1200–900 BCE (Yajurveda, Samaveda, Atharvaveda) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vedas | Religion | Historical Vedic religion Hinduism | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vedas | Verses | 20,379 mantras | 1.00 | infobox |
| the later Upanishads | instance of | and may include numerous post-Vedic texts | 0.80 | text |
| the Sutra literature | instance of | and may include numerous post-Vedic texts | 0.80 | text |
| such as Shrauta Sutras | instance of | and may include numerous post-Vedic texts | 0.80 | text |
| Gryha Sutras | instance of | and may include numerous post-Vedic texts | 0.80 | text |
| which are smriti texts | instance of | and may include numerous post-Vedic texts | 0.80 | text |
| the Absolute | instance of | interpret and discuss the Samhitas in philosophical and metaphorical ways to explore abstract concepts | 0.80 | text |
| Adi Shankara to classify each Veda into karma-kanda | instance of | This has inspired later Hindu scholars | 0.80 | text |
| at Taxila | instance of | were part of the curriculum at ancient universities | 0.80 | text |
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