What are the top ten religions and what is the holy book. The vedas are the oldest religious scriptures available to us. Top 10 must read holy religious books in the world bhagavad gita. Hinduism is an indian religion and dharma, or way of life, widely practiced in the indian. It is regarded by christians as the inerrant word of the god. Another hindu holy book that deals with religious duties is law of manu or the dharma shastra. Indias proto hinduism vedism tradition developed from the texts of the vedas, the oldest scriptures. Dear readers of world religion weekly, these are the main texts of hinduism which contain hymns, incantations, and rituals from ancient india. Hinduism is the worlds oldest religion, according to many scholars, with. The holy books of world religions sacred texts in world. This is due to his lack of working knowledge on the subject of this religion. This sacred text is divided into two main sections, the old testament and the new testament which are then further divided into various books. The hindu holy scriptures are mainly comprised of the following works.
A religious life need not be spiritual to the exclusion of worldly pleasures or. Hinduism is the worlds oldest religion, according to many scholars, with roots and customs dating back more than 4,000 years. The vedas holy books are the most ancient hindu holy books. It also exists among significant populations outside of the sub continent and has over 900 million adherents worldwide. Hinduism is the oldest surviving major religious tradition. Information on hinduism for kids primary homework help. For those who wish to listen to information on the worlds religions here is a. Tripitakas consist of the basket of buddhist teaching. Bhagavad gita is the most sacred book in the hindu religion.
The lack of unifying overall religious authority and the total absence of a book. Here is the recitation of 7 holy books of great 7 religions, and that are islam, christianity, buddhism, sikhism, hinduism, judaism, bahaism. Written by the worlds leading authorities on religion and spirituality, the patheos library offers the most accurate and balanced information available on the web. By continuing to use this site, we assume you consent for cookies to be used. There are four vedas namely rigveda, yajurveda, samaveda and atharvaveda. Read and learn for free about the following article. In some stories the traveling vehicles were normally birds and animals. Hinduism does not have a single holy book, but many ancient texts and. The sacred text dates back to 4 th century from when copies have been preserved in the vatican library, and includes the holy writing related to jesus. Hinduism, has many holy books, but most popular is shreemad bhagavad gita, upanishads and veda. The notion and reports on hinduism as a single world religious tradition. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. However, the holy books in hinduism are the basis on which we have evolved our culture and way of living. Hinduism is the religion of the majority of people in india and nepal.
Hinduism provided the belief structure for all other south asian religions that followed such as buddhism, sikhism, and jainism. They consist of prayers addressed to the hindu gods. Unlike other religious traditions, hinduism does not originate in a single. Just as judaism provided the structure for christianity and islam. World religions report rough draft the religion that was selected by the author of this paper is hinduism.
The following are the most sacred holy books in hinduism. In the wars that occur in the holy books, as in mahabharta, the different sides had different war weapons which had characters similar to modern day war weapons. The bible is considered a divine inspiration that records the relationship between god and humankind. Today, with about 900 million followers, hinduism is. Hinduism is the worlds third most popular religion, with around 900 million followers. Just like zoroastrianism and judaism the other two major world religions also. School library journal the scout report, university of wisconsin. Hindus value many sacred writings as opposed to one holy book.
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