RLG100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Rigveda, Rishi, Indus Valley Civilisation
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Collection of 4 scriptures (hymns and texts) Text/words known as shruti & was revealed to rishis (seers) through cosmic sight and sound. Vedas and the brahmanic tradition: oral tradition traced back to priests (brahmans, vedas as source/foundation of hinduism. Primarily used for execution of rituals (ex. fire sacrifice: shruti as what is heard implicating authorship (no worldly. Author ) revelation: vyasha a rishi who helped compile the vedas, soma (plant used for ritual activity, vedic gods: (each hymn typically devoted to specific god) Dyaus pitr (linguistically zeus father god ) Vishnu as secondary god in hymns (more contemporary) Rig veda hymns (recited only by priests earliest veda 1500 bce) Yajur veda formulas (for priests use in rituals) Each has 4 distinct sections and over time collects additional info, in order of veda and section (ex. 1st would be added on to 1st section of rig veda)
