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In the Vedic tradition, soma (Sanskrit: सोम, romanized: sóma) is a ritual drink [1] [2] of importance among the early Vedic Indo-Aryans. [3] The Rigveda mentions it, particularly in the Soma Mandala. Gita mentions the drink in chapter 9. [4] It is equivalent to the Iranian haoma. [5] [6]
[1] [2] Each tradition has a long list of Hindu texts, with subgenre based on syncretization of ideas from Samkhya, Nyaya, Yoga, Vedanta and other schools of Hindu philosophy. [3] [4] [5] Of these some called Sruti are broadly considered as core scriptures of Hinduism, but beyond the Sruti, the list of scriptures vary by the scholar. [6]
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The released soul abides in non-division from the highest Self (Brahman), because that is seen. — Brahma sutra 4.4.1 - 4.4.4, [ 104 ] [ 105 ] The liberated soul, asserts the Brahma Sūtras , is of the nature of Brahman, with inner power and knowledge, free from evil, free from grief, free from suffering, one of bliss and "for such there is ...
Amrita is composed of the negative prefix, अ a from Sanskrit meaning 'not', and mṛtyu meaning 'death' in Sanskrit, thus meaning 'not death' or 'immortal/deathless'.. The concept of an immortality drink is attested in at least two ancient Indo-European languages: Ancient Greek and Sanskrit.
The chronology of Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, like other Upanishads, is uncertain and contested. [8] The chronology is difficult to resolve because all opinions rest on scanty evidence, an analysis of archaism, style, and repetitions across texts, driven by assumptions about the likely evolution of ideas, and on presumptions about which philosophy might have influenced which other Indian ...
Prashna (प्रश्न) literally means, in modern usage, "question, query, inquiry". [6] In ancient and medieval era Indian texts, the word had two additional context-dependent meanings: "task, lesson" and "short section or paragraph", with former common in Vedic recitations. [6]
Hindu texts or Hindu scriptures are manuscripts and voluminous historical literature which are related to any of the diverse traditions within Hinduism.Some of the major Hindu texts include the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the Itihasa.