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INDIAN SCRIPTURES



Bhagavad Gita BHAGAVAD GITA The Bhagavad Gita, also more simply known as Gita, is a sacred Hindu scripture. The Bhagavad Gita comprises exactly 700 verses, and is a part of the Mahabharata. .....more
jatakas JATAKAS The Jatakas is a voluminous body of literature that belongs to India concerning the previous births (jati) of the Buddha. India has always had a rich tradition of oral storytelling, which technique is made use of by various religious preachers to spread their beliefs. .....more
Mahabharatha MAHABHARAT The Mahabharata, is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Ramayana. With more than 74,000 verses, plus long prose passages, it is one of the longest epic poems in the world. .....more
Panchatantra PANCHATANTRA The Panchatantra is a legendary collection of originally Indian animal fables in verse and prose. Some scholars believe that the original text of the Panchatantra in Sanskrit was probably written in the 3rd century BCE by a great Hindu scholar .....more
Ramayana RAMAYANA The Ramayana is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Mahabaratha. Composed by the great sage Valmiki in Sanskrit. .....more
Upanishads UPANISHADS The Upanishads, an amazing collection of writings form the core of Indian philosophy considered to be an early source of Hindu religion, which has been aptly described by Shri Aurobindo as "the supreme work of the Indian mind". .....more
The Vedas VEDAS The Vedas are considered the earliest literary record of Indo-Aryan civilization. It is the most sacred scriptures of India. They were meant to be mantras (incantations) in praise of various Aryan gods. .....more