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The Indus Valley Civilization
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7000 B.C.-3000 B.C.
worshipped god similar to shiva worshipped animals ritual cleansing contributed to Hinduism |
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Harappa
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ancient town on Indus river
impressive builders |
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Dravidians
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southern India -maybe for thousands of years
language-Tamil invaded by aryans 3,000 years ago |
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Aryans
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"of noble birth"
came from eastern europe or were always in India language-sanskrit |
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Sanskrit
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means "refined"
indo-european language vedas are written in sanskrit |
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The Vedas
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ancient Hindu scriptures
sanskrit means "knowledge" foundational scriptures of Hinduism |
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4 Vedic Collections
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Rig-Veda
Yajur Veda Sama Veda Atharva Veda |
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Sruti
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"What is heard"
the vedas are sruti |
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Smriti
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"What is remembered"
all other scriptures derived from the vedas |
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Samhitas
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Hymns used in sacrificial rituals
found in the rig veda |
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Upanishads
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Philisophical texts found in each veda written in the form of reported conversations around 6th century B.C. reflectiong vedic theory and nature of knowledge
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Rig-Veda
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most important/ancient veda
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Indra
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Warrior God
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Soma
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The moon, but sometimes referred to as a drink that makes you hallucinate
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Agni
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Fire God
Messenger god people worshipped the sun (Surya or Savitan) |
