The veda is a rather unusual collection of literature. For example, each hindu holy book has several authors and editors. Quite often bhagavad gita is spoken as the bible of the hindus. Does hinduism have any official books like the bible. Hindu texts are manuscripts and historical literature related to any of the diverse traditions within hinduism.
The vedas are religious texts that are the oldest written works in hinduism, emerging approximately 2,500 years ago. The detailed duties of the castes are mentioned in a controversial hindu book called the laws of manu. Mar 22, 2014 the vedas are a large body of texts originating in ancient india. Like other world religions, sikhism has a holy book believed to be the word of god, embodiment of truth, and eternal guru. The gutenberg bible, circa 1456, is widely credited with being the first substantial book printed with moveable type in the west. Hinduism can not be discribed in christen terminology and christen view. In the indian tradition, the bhagavad gita, as well as the epic mahabharata of which it is a part, is attributed to sage vyasa, whose full name was krishna dvaipayana, also called vedavyasa. Download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation etc. How do hindu gods such as brahma, vishnu, siva, rama, and krishna compare to the god of the bible. Hindi bible pdf giving you holy bibles the way they were. The rig veda is a sacred hindu text that contains a collection of over hymns. The oldest veda in the shruti is called the rigveda. A few texts are shared resources across these traditions and broadly considered as hindu scriptures. Should people accept polytheism, pantheism, and the use of images idolatry.
Download holy books of all religions and belief systems. Holy books of hinduism hinduism a perspective the religions founded by individuals have one book that summarizes the philosophies of the founder or the same from the disciples perspective and so on. Paramahansa yoganandas twovolume commentary on the bhagavad gita, called god talks with arjuna. These texts are glorious tales of the hindu trinity brahma, vishnu and maheshwar shiva. In languages of hindu woman are called stree or nari. Vedas and upanishadas are the most authoritative amongst all hindu scriptures and holy books. The holy books of world religions sacred texts in world. They also help to preserve the religious dimensions of family and society. Information on hinduism for kids primary homework help.
A book called the unknown life of christ published in the 19 th century indicates that jesus had spent his life in the himalayas where he might have come in contact with buddhists and hindu saints. Hindu natiotionalists denounced it as a bid to convert hindus to christianity. The kundalini spirit hindu imitating the holy ghost. Hindu holy book coming to a nightstand near you cnn belief. The puranas are holy books of hinduism that date back to gupta empire in ancient india. The belief system in the hindi religion is outlined from these scriptures. However, the puranas are supposed to be complied by muni vyasa. What about hindu concepts of reincarnation, karma, nirvana, and meditation. Apr 28, 2009 the new community bible ncb stirred up some controversy when it was published, with official church approval, by a roman catholic group in mumbai last summer. This holy book is written in the sanskrit language.
The veda, which means wisdom, is comprised of four ancient and holy scriptures which all hindus revere as the revealed word of god. Five of the hindu holy books are the rig veda, bhagavad gita, sama veda, yajur veda, and athava veda. There are a number of scriptures and holy books in hinduism. Nov 04, 2008 the aryans gave hinduism its priestly language, sanskrit. The holy book of hindu religion is a glimpse from the hindu scriptures and is culled from the enormous volume of hindu literature. Bhagavad gita the song of god, is a commentary by swami mukundananda. Select also tamil, gujarati, bengali, kannada, oriya, and urdu this page does not show because your browser does not support frames. Jan 20, 2006 the holy book of hindu religion satyajit on. Hindu holy book crossword answers, clues, definition. The aryans gave hinduism its priestly language, sanskrit.
The epic poem, mahabharata, mentioned above, contains a volume within it called the bhagavad gita bhuhguhvuhdh geethaa. Another hindu legend states that vyasa narrated it while the elephantheaded deity ganesha broke one of his tusks and wrote down the mahabharata along with the bhagavad gita. There is no single scripture as it is in other religions like christianity and islam. This sacred text is divided into two main sections, the old testament and the new testament which are then further divided into various books. The book is an authoritative yet easytoread text that brings the good news in a fresh format that is engaging for readers of all ages. We hope that the following list of synonyms for the word hindu holy book will help you to finish your crossword today. Rather, there is a huge array of different sacred texts. Holy books is the largest collection of highquality sacred texts, holy books, spiritual texts as pdf ebooks. The most ancient sacred texts of the hindu religion are written in sanskrit and called the vedas. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the god who saves me. Hinduism does not have a single holy book, but many ancient texts and scriptures. The veda, for orthodox indian theologians, are considered revelations, some way or other the work of the deity. As a pentecostal myself and with over 55 years of experience pastoring, i have witnessed the true anointing of the holy spirit. The vedas a collection of hymns praising the vedic gods.
Bahagavad gita indian hindu epic poem between 200 bc 200 ad. The vedas scriptures guide hindus in their daily life. Jan 12, 20 bhagavadgita provides depth of knowledge not easily accessible to people in the western countries. The gitas nightstand companion, the bible, is usually placed in a hotel by the gideons international. The bhagavad gita is perhaps the single most important holy book of hinduism today. Like the taoist tao te ching, the buddhist dhammapada, the sikh adi granth, the jewish torah, the christian bible and the muslim koranthe veda is the hindu holy book. The bhagavad gita, was released 1995 and is available in 5 language. Scriptureno gods wrote holy booksby james leonard park. Of course, not everybody loves books, and you may be surprised by some of the classic titles that have been banned over the ages. These texts are described as heard and considered to be divinely revealed, as opposed to later remembered writings which. The authors of the books that later came to be regarded as holy scripture often did not think that they were writing scripture at the time. The kundalini spirit hindu imitating the holy ghost paw.
Although technically it is not sruti, since it is part of an epic, most hindus treat it as though it is divinely inspired in practice. Composed in vedic sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of hinduism. The hindi bible volume 1 1851 this bible was translated from the original hebrew to hindi in 1851. Jul 28, 2017 those in the low castes are to serve the high caste and have been treated in the past as untouchables. In the hindu epic the mahabharata, the creation of vedas is credited to brahma. A group of texts known as the vedas, containing hymns and sacrificial formulas, originated in north indian oral traditions and were written down from roughly 1500500 bce. Designed for someone who is new to the bible or an unbeliever, the book features a topical helpfinder, book introductions, and indexes that help people find answers. Hinduism does not just have one sacred book but several scriptures. In this article, we detail the two different categories these texts are organized into, shruti and smriti, and overview the most popular of the hindu texts. The concept of spiritualism, nature and god described in this holy book should be shared for the benefit of all humanity, he said. The vedas are scriptures that the hindu people use as a guide to daily and religious life. The book, a contemporary, easytounderstand bible, is available in the new living translation. And the holy books with the longest traditions evolved and changed over the centuries.
But scholars have refuted the findings in the book. The holy book in the hindu religion is known as the vedas. Similarities between the bhagavad gita and the bible hindu blog. The vedas are a large body of texts originating in ancient india. The veda, which means wisdom, is comprised of four ancient and holy scriptures which all. Composed in vedic sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of sanskrit literature and. A protestant pastor called it a complete turn back from the real bible. The hindu bible is called shruti, and contains four subchapters called vedas. Please be advised, that with all ancient texts, one must be careful and view it together with other editionsreprints in case some text is lost or unreadable due to age etcetera.