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:#''[[śruti]]'', literally translates as "what is heard," but refers to the [[Vedas]] or Vedic literature which are the liturgical and praise hymns of the earliest Hindu tradition | :#''[[śruti]]'', literally translates as "what is heard," but refers to the [[Vedas]] or Vedic literature which are the liturgical and praise hymns of the earliest Hindu tradition | ||
| + | ::*The Four Vedas | ||
| + | :::#[[Rig-Veda]] (hymns recited by the [[hotar]]) | ||
| + | :::#[[Yajur-Veda]] (hymns recited by the [[adhvaryu]]) | ||
| + | :::#[[Sama-Veda]] (hymns recited by the [[udgatr]]) | ||
| + | :::#[[Atharva-Veda]] (a collection of ancient spells and charms, brahma) | ||
| + | ::*Commentaries | ||
| + | :::**[[Brahmanas]] | ||
| + | :::*[[Aranyakas]] | ||
| + | :::*[[Upanishads]] | ||
:#''smṛti'', literally "what is remembered," but refers to the Dharmaśāstra texts as well as other Sanskrit texts such as the Purāņas and the Epics (''Mahābhārata'' and ''Rāmāyaņa'') | :#''smṛti'', literally "what is remembered," but refers to the Dharmaśāstra texts as well as other Sanskrit texts such as the Purāņas and the Epics (''Mahābhārata'' and ''Rāmāyaņa'') | ||
:#''ācāra'', literally "practice," but refers to the norms and standards established by educated people who know and live by the first two sources of dharma | :#''ācāra'', literally "practice," but refers to the norms and standards established by educated people who know and live by the first two sources of dharma | ||
Revision as of 23:22, 17 October 2013
Dharma is used here, consistent with Buddha-dharma but somewhat more broadly, to mean teachings
- Hindu dharma
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- śruti, literally translates as "what is heard," but refers to the Vedas or Vedic literature which are the liturgical and praise hymns of the earliest Hindu tradition
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- The Four Vedas
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- Rig-Veda (hymns recited by the hotar)
- Yajur-Veda (hymns recited by the adhvaryu)
- Sama-Veda (hymns recited by the udgatr)
- Atharva-Veda (a collection of ancient spells and charms, brahma)
- Commentaries
- smṛti, literally "what is remembered," but refers to the Dharmaśāstra texts as well as other Sanskrit texts such as the Purāņas and the Epics (Mahābhārata and Rāmāyaņa)
- ācāra, literally "practice," but refers to the norms and standards established by educated people who know and live by the first two sources of dharma
- Buddha-dharma or Dharma vinaya
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- Basic teachings of the Buddha
- Sutras
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- Theravada
- Mahayana
- Jain dharma
- Sikh dharma
