RELG 1040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Rigveda, Artha, Sind River
21 Sep 2017
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Oldest set of recitation used in human history. Methods of recitation had to be learned/used: how texts would have been recited 3000 years ago. Vedas are eternal- they have no beginning= 1500-500 bce appeared in history. Memorize texts but have no idea what they meant until after they are memorized. Truth is one; the wise call it by many names. Worship brahman through many other manifestations of supreme lord. Term from indus river or sind river. Called it the hin b/c could not pronounce it. People on other side of river were termed hindu - originally geographic term. Henotheism- heno means one as well but differentiates into meaning various windows to one. Who am i? (atman) atman = self the same; atman = brahman. Hindus state = nature of ultimate reality and nature of you in deepest reality are one and. Samsara- cycle of rebirth or existence; we have had infinite previous lives.
