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The Hindu texts were memorized and transmitted orally, from one generation to next. There are two historic classifications of Hindu texts: ''Shruti'' – that which is heard<ref>Dhiman, S. (2010). Who am I: Self knowledge according to advaita vedanta. Interbeing, Spring, 17–28.</ref>, and ''[[Smrti (स्मृतिः)|Smriti]]'' – that which is remembered.

The Hindu texts were memorized and transmitted orally, from one generation to next. There are two historic classifications of Hindu texts: ''Shruti'' – that which is heard<ref name=":1">Dhiman, S. (2010). Who am I: Self knowledge according to advaita vedanta. Interbeing, Spring, 17–28.</ref>, and ''[[Smrti (स्मृतिः)|Smriti]]'' – that which is remembered.

Dutta<ref>Datta, D. M. (1956). India’s debt to the west in philosophy. Philosophy East and West, 6, 195–212. doi:10.2307/1397150</ref> describes the relationship between Sruti and Smriti as follows: “Sruti is the primary scripture and authority in itself, whereas Smriti literature takes its authority from Sruti and is written to explain and elaborate Sruti to make it understandable and meaningful to the common people” (p. 189).

Dutta<ref name=":2">Dutta, D. (2014). Sustained human development as a psycho-social evolution from individuality to personality. International Journal of Development, 13(3), 188–203.</ref> describes the relationship between Sruti and Smriti as follows: “Sruti is the primary scripture and authority in itself, whereas Smriti literature takes its authority from Sruti and is written to explain and elaborate Sruti to make it understandable and meaningful to the common people” (p. 189).

 

Smriti is a human interpretation of the application of Sruti and therefore, unlike Srutis, Smrtis have an author<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />.

The Srutis are the [[Vedas (वेदाः)|Vedas]]. The Hindus have received the Vedas through revelation. Vedas are considered to be ''[[Apaurusheya (अपौरुषेयम्)|apauruṣeya]]'', or entirely superhuman, without any author. The Vedas are the foundational scriptures of the Hindus.

The Srutis are the [[Vedas (वेदाः)|Vedas]]. The Hindus have received the Vedas through revelation. Vedas are considered to be ''[[Apaurusheya (अपौरुषेयम्)|apauruṣeya]]'', or entirely superhuman, without any author. The Vedas are the foundational scriptures of the Hindus.