Upanishads Flashcards

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What are the four vedic texts?

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Rig Veda
Yajur Veda
Sama Veda
Atharva Veda

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What is the Rig Veda?

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A sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns

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What is the Yajur Veda?

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The book of ritual

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What is the Sama Veda?

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The book of song

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What is the Atharva Veda?

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Chants and prayers that are thought to help you avoid calamity and disease

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What are the Upanishads?

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Texts that deal with the Ultimate Reality directly

They form the last portion of each of the four Vedas and are the philosophical texts of Hinduism

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What Mantras are created from the Vedas/Upanishads ?

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Gayatri Mantra
Sahana Vavatu
Asato ma

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