Indus Valley Civilisation

Vedic period

  1. Rig Veda
  2. Sama Veda
  3. Yajur Veda
  4. Atharva Veda

‘Veda’ is derived from the root ‘vid→ to know

Shruti — All 4 are called Samhita

  1. Veda — Hymns
  2. Brahmana — Prose
  3. Arayanka — by Forest Dwellers
  4. Upanishad –Philosophy + Teaching

108 Upanishad

Smriti Literature

  1. Vedanga — Ved ka Ang
  2. Shad Darshana — 6 schools of philosophy that tells teh path to Salvation
  3. Upaveda — erived from Veds
  4. Epics — Mahabharat, Ramayana, Puranas
  • Max Muller
    Arctic
  • Rigveda – Day & Night for 6 months – B.G.Tilak
    Tibet
  • Dayanand Saraswati
    Indigenous
    Asia Europe

Mauryan empire