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the oldest sacred books of hinduism
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the vedas
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"knowledge" or "sacred lore"
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veda
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first and most important, a collection of over 1,000 hymns to the aryan gods, which contain the basic nythology of these gods
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rig-veda
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second book(knowledge of rites) a collection of materials to be recited during sacrifice to the gods
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yajur-veda
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the third book (knowledge of chance)is a collection of verses from the basic hymns recited by preistsat sacrifices
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sama-veda
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the fourth book second in importance only to the rig-veda. (knowledge givenby the sage of atharva, which contains rituals to be used in the home and popular prayers to gods, along with spells and incantations to ward off evil
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atharva-veda
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