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Historical Vedic religion - Wikipedia
The historical Vedic religion, also called Vedicism or Vedism, and sometimes ancient Hinduism or Vedic Hinduism, [a] constituted the religious ideas and practices prevalent amongst some of the Indo-Aryan peoples of the northwest Indian subcontinent (Punjab and the western Ganges plain) during the Vedic period (c. 1500–500 BCE).
Vedic religion | Origins, Beliefs & Practices | Britannica
Vedic religion, the religion of the ancient Indo-European-speaking peoples who entered India about 1500 bce from the region of present-day Iran. It takes its name from the collections of sacred texts known as the Vedas.
Vedic period - Wikipedia
The Vedic period, or the Vedic age (c. 1500 – c. 500 BCE), is the period in the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age of the history of India when the Vedic literature, including the Vedas (c. 1500 –900 BCE), was composed in the northern Indian subcontinent, between the end of the urban Indus Valley Civilisation and a second urbanisation ...
Vedas - Wikipedia
The Atharva veda has been a primary source for information about Vedic culture, the customs and beliefs, the aspirations and frustrations of everyday Vedic life, as well as those associated with kings and governance.
The Vedas: An Introduction to India's Sacred Texts
The philosophical maxims of Vedic literature have stood the test of time, and the Vedas form the highest religious authority for all aspects of Hinduism and are a respected source of wisdom for mankind in general.
Vedic Heritage Portal | Vedic Heritage Portal
This portal will be a one-stop solution for the user, who would like to search any information regarding the Vedic heritage, be it the abstract oral traditions, or the textual tradition in the form of publications, manuscripts, implements / Yajna related objects etc.
Vedic religion summary | Britannica
Vedic religion , or Vedism, Ancient religion of India that was contemporary with the composition of the Vedas and was the precursor of Hinduism. The religion of the Indo-European-speaking peoples who entered India c. 1500 bce from the region of present-day Iran, it was a polytheistic system in which Indra was the highest-ranked god.
The Vedas - World History Encyclopedia
Vedic thinkers asked questions about themselves, the world around them, and their place in it. What is thought? What is its source? Why does the wind blow? Who put the sun – giver of warmth and light – in the sky? How is it that the earth brings forth these myriad life-forms? How do we renew our existence and become whole?
India - Vedic, Aryan, Culture | Britannica
Composed in archaic, or Vedic, Sanskrit, generally dated between 1500 and 800 bce, and transmitted orally, the Vedas comprise four major texts—the Rig-, the Sama-, the Yajur-, and the Atharvaveda. Of these, the Rigveda is believed to be the earliest.
Vedic Age: Time Period, Origin & Sources - Next IAS
The Vedic Age, encompassing both the Early and Later Vedic periods, was a formative era in ancient Indian history marked by the composition of the Vedas and the transition from a pastoral society to more complex agrarian communities.
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