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What are the sacred texts of Hinduism?

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THE VEDAS are the most important and sacred texts of Hindus. The Vedas are the world's most ancient scripture.

The earliest written Vedas date to about 1400 B.C.E (Before the Common Era), but the songs they capture in letters are a great deal older, although no one can say by how much.

The language of the Vedas is Sanskrit, a language that is so holy that the very word Sanskrit means "perfect".

There are four Vedas:

The Rig Veda
The Sama Veda
The Yajur Veda
The Atharvana Veda

Each Veda has four layers:

Samhithas (a collection of hymns)
Brahmanas (directions about sacrifice)
Aranyaka (the forest songs)
Upanishads (which searches for the meaning behind it all)

Other sacred texts of Hindus are:

Ramayana
Mahabharata
Bhagwad Geeta
Srimad Bhagvatam
Manusmriti
Shiva Purana

Hinduism doesn't have a single Holy or Sacred Book which has to be followed.
Also, some say Hinduism is a way of life than a religion to have one set of rules.

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