Religious Studies 1023E Lecture Notes - Rigveda, Dharma, Vedic Period

• School: Western University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: Religious Studies 1023E
• Professor: Corrine Walsh

Document Summary

Hinduism refers to a word that means indian. Indus valley civilization- river in north of india. Recognized as products of the mid of great hindu sages. Often explain shruti scriptures and make them meaningful to general population. Most important- more then 10000 verses, 10 different books. Contain the section that the priest said (prayers, wisdom of the priests) Collection of teachings about the self and ultimate reality. Talks about life death, the end of the world. Describes important concepts such as ultimate reality, duties of life, how to live according to laws of dharma etc. Divine reality at the head of all things; present in all things. Appears in created beings (i. e. , humans) as atman. Divine reality at the heart of all things as experienced within oneself. Brahman and atman are identical and, in fact, the same thing. Lived experience that all things are holy because they come from the same sarcred source.