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ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL INDIA

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Chapter 1

The Four Vedas

10 Articles
  1. 1 The Four Vedas: An Introduction to the Oldest Living Scriptures on Earth The Four Vedas: An Introduction to the Oldest Living Scriptures on Earth What are the four Vedas? A clear introduction to the Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda, the oldest living… 4 Min Read
  2. 2 The Rigveda: The Book of Hymns That Began Indian Civilisation The Rigveda: The Book of Hymns That Began Indian Civilisation The Rigveda is the oldest of the four Vedas and the oldest text of India. Its history, composition,… 4 Min Read
  3. 3 Inside the Rigveda: Rishis, Metres and the Hymns Everyone Should Know Inside the Rigveda: Rishis, Metres and the Hymns Everyone Should Know A guided tour inside the Rigveda: its rishis and rishikas, its poetic metres, and its most famous hymns… 4 Min Read
  4. 4 The Yajurveda: The Veda of Ritual That Built the Vedic Sacrifice The Yajurveda: The Veda of Ritual That Built the Vedic Sacrifice The Yajurveda is the Veda of sacrificial formulas, the manual of the Vedic ritual. Its contents, purpose and… 4 Min Read
  5. 5 Shukla and Krishna: The Two Traditions of the Yajurveda and the Story of Yajnavalkya Shukla and Krishna: The Two Traditions of the Yajurveda and the Story of Yajnavalkya Why are there two Yajurvedas? The difference between the Shukla and Krishna Yajurveda, the legend of Yajnavalkya, and… 4 Min Read
  6. 6 The Samaveda: The Veda of Melodies Where Indian Music Was Born The Samaveda: The Veda of Melodies Where Indian Music Was Born The Samaveda is the Veda of melodies, the songbook of the Vedic sacrifice and the root of Indian… 4 Min Read
  7. 7 How the Samaveda Was Sung: Udgatri Priests, Stobhas and the Science of Vedic Chant How the Samaveda Was Sung: Udgatri Priests, Stobhas and the Science of Vedic Chant How was the Samaveda actually sung? The udgatri priests, the fivefold structure of the chant, stobha syllables and… 4 Min Read
  8. 8 The Atharvaveda: The Veda of Healing, Charms and Everyday Life The Atharvaveda: The Veda of Healing, Charms and Everyday Life The Atharvaveda is the Veda of healing, charms, kingship and daily life, the most human of the four… 4 Min Read
  9. 9 The Atharvaveda and the Birth of Indian Medicine: From Fever Charms to Ayurveda The Atharvaveda and the Birth of Indian Medicine: From Fever Charms to Ayurveda How Indian medicine began in the Atharvaveda: fever charms, healing herbs, early anatomy and the road from Vedic… 4 Min Read
  10. 10 How the Vedas Survived: The Oral Tradition That Preserved Sound for Three Thousand Years How the Vedas Survived: The Oral Tradition That Preserved Sound for Three Thousand Years How did the Vedas survive without writing? The astonishing oral tradition of Vedic chanting, its memory techniques and… 4 Min Read