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RELIGION IN LATER VEDIC PERIOD
RELIGION IN LATER VEDIC PERIODIn the later Vedic period, important changes took place in religious life. Rituals and formulae became prominent m the cult of sacrifice. Prajapati, the creator, became supreme among gods. Some of the minor gods of the Rigvedic period (e.g., Vishnu and Rudra) became imp...
Posted on 25 November 2009 | 3:58 pm
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SIX SCHOOLS OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
SIX SCHOOLS OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY1. Sankhya According the the early Sankhya philosophy, the world was created and it has evolved more by nature or prakriti, than by God. However, Purusha or spirit was later introduced as an element in the Sankhya system. The new theory says that nature and spiritual...
Posted on 25 November 2009 | 3:56 pm
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PHILOSOPHY AND LITERATURE OF LATER VEDIC AGE
PHILOSOPHY AND LITERATURE OF LATER VEDIC AGEThe corpus of later Vedic literature comprises the later three Vedas (Sama, Yajur and Atharva), the Brahmanas, the AranyakJls and the Upanishads-all written during 1000-600 J!C (The word Veda is derived from the word Vid, i.e. to know; thus, Veda means kno...
Posted on 25 November 2009 | 3:55 pm
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