Vedic period

- Rig Veda
- Sama Veda
- Yajur Veda
- Atharva Veda
‘Veda’ is derived from the root ‘vid→ to know
Shruti — All 4 are called Samhita
- Veda — Hymns
- Brahmana — Prose
- Arayanka — by Forest Dwellers
- Upanishad –Philosophy + Teaching
108 Upanishad
Smriti Literature
- Vedanga — Ved ka Ang
- Shad Darshana — 6 schools of philosophy that tells teh path to Salvation
- Upaveda — erived from Veds
- Epics — Mahabharat, Ramayana, Puranas
- Max Muller
Arctic - Rigveda – Day & Night for 6 months – B.G.Tilak
Tibet - Dayanand Saraswati
Indigenous
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Mauryan empire

