RLG100Y1 : Hinduism summary

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H i n d u ism: hindu derived from sindhu (indus) river. No central deity, text or teacher that is supremely authoritative. Harrapa culture: on the banks of the indus river. Houses show fire altar for domestic fire r ituals. Seals show man sitting in low yogic position-prototype of deity shiva. Vedas (knowledge) comp. b/w 1750-600 bce: earliest indo-european compositions. These works knows as shruti (that which was heard). Vedic seers(rishis) saw the mantras and transmitted them to their disciples, starting oral tradition. 4 vedic collections- rig (1028 hymns), sama, yajur and tharva. Each consists of 4 sections: hymns( samhitas; earliest), directions for sacred r ituals (brahmanas), compositions for the forest ( aranyakas) and philosophical works (upanishads-sitting near the teacher, most recent). * vedic hymns: most imp deities ( vishnu & lakshmi) not mentioned directly in earlier hymns. various gods mentioned: saraswati, agni, soma, vac. central to vedic culture ri tual sacrifice (yajna).

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