Nyaya:Vaisheshika:Samkya

Nyaya:Literally means recursion It is based on texts known as the Nyaya Sutras, which were written by Aksapada Gautama from around the 2nd century AD Nyaya Sutras say that...

Shatdarshana

ShatdarshanaHindu philosophy is traditionally divided into six āstika (orthodox) schools of thought, or darśanam, which accept the Vedas as supreme revealed scriptures The āstika schools are:Samkhya, an atheistic and...

Important Trivia on Upanishads

Kalpa (Ritual Canon)It contains the sacrificial practice and systematic sutras There are three kinds of Sutras part of Kalpa:Śrautasūtras, which are based on the Shruti, and teach the performance...

Important Trivia on Upanishads

MuktikaThis Upanishad deals with the Para Vidya and Apara Vidya The Para Vidya is knowledge that leads to Self Realization, Apara Vidya deals with everything else or the material...

Important Trivia on Upanishads

Important Trivia on UpanishadsFour MahavakyasThe four Mahavakyas or great statements are from Upanishads They are as follows:Prajnanam BrahmaThis means consciousness is Brahman It comes from Aitareya Upanishad of Rig-Veda...

Important Trivia about Vedic Shruti Literature

On AranyakasAs we discussed earlier, they were created in forests and are for students and hermits They make a bridge between the Karma of Brahmana and Gyana of UpanishadsThere...

Important Trivia about Vedic Shruti Literature for UPSC ExaminationsRather than dealing the topics in details, here are some of the notable facts and observations which you must note for...

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Trantras AgamasTantra literature is considered to be first spoken by Lord Shiva to his consort Parvati The Tantra has three divisions viz Agama, Yamala and Tantra Tantra is also...

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Smriti LiteratureVedangasVedangas are six auxiliary disciplines associated with the study and understanding of the Vedas They include Shiksha (Phonetics), Kalpa (Ritual Canon), Vyakaran (Grammar), Nirukta (explanation), Chhanda (Vedic meter)...

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BrahmanasBrahmanas are prose texts explaining the meaning of hymns of Vedas, giving their applications and stories of their origin and composersAranyakasAranya means forest Aranyakas were written in forests for...