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Vedas are the oldest scriptures of Hinduism. There are four vedas viz., Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda. They were compiled by Sage Vyasa.

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Why is that the fourth Veda is not mentioned in the Manu Smriti?

While I was reading the Manu Smriti I came across a verse in chapter 1 which reads: From out of (the three deities) Agni, Vāyu and Ravi, he extracted, for the due fulfilment of sacrifices, the etern …
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Do the Vedas contain all knowledge?

I do know of the verse within Manusmṛti (2.7) which says that the Vedas embodies all knowledge but I was wondering if any other texts (like the four Vedas themselves or the Puranas etc.) also assert the … Vedas containing all knowledge. …
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Is heaven permanent in the Vedas?

temporary by verse 21 of chapter 9 which reads: they, having enjoyed the vast heaven-world, when their merits are exhausted, enter the world-of-the-mortals; thus abiding by the injunctions of the three (vedas … So what's the stance of the Vedas on wether Heaven is permanent or temporary? However I do not want a verse from the Upanishads, I want verses only from the Samhtias Brahmanas etc. …
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Is Karma discussed in the Vedas? [duplicate]

In the Vedas is Karma talked of or discussed? And if it is discussed please put the verses. …
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What were Adi Shankara's views on Vedic Samhitas?

Shankaracharya did not denounce the Samhita portion of the Vedas rather he viewed them as authoritative because he refers to it within his commentaries. … Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, and the Atharva Veda, these four Vedas, the siksha, the code of rituals, grammar, nirukta, chhandas and astrology, these six angas (of Vedas), all this is knowledge called …
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Why does the Mundaka Upanishad say the Vedas are of lower knowledge?

vyakaranam (grammar), nirukta (etymology), chhandas (metre) and jyotis (astronomy); and the Higher Knowledge is that by which the Imperishable Brahman is attained So why does the Upanishad put down the Vedas
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