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• Prasthantrayi (प्रस्थानत्रयी)
  ...ave the different systems of Vedanta being fastened on to one and the same text. This has been possible because of the presence of more than one way of loo ...Cham.</ref>: Hindu tradition acknowledges the Prasthānatrayī as its three primary sources. The texts comprising the ''Prasthānatrayī'' are
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• Shruti (श्रुतिः)
  ...cribes the relationship between Sruti and Smriti as follows: “Sruti is the primary scripture and authority in itself, whereas Smriti literature takes its auth ...f Hindu Philosophy, particularly [[Smrti (स्मृतिः)|smriti]] or 'remembered text', because of the purely divine origin of śruti. This belief of divinity is
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• Charvaka Darshana (चार्वाकदर्शनम्)
  ...heir own self-interest, thus providing the intellectual climate in which a text such as Kautilya’s ''Arthashastra''(The Science of Material Gain) could ...of royal patronage and due to influence of other philosophers. Much of the primary literature the Brhaspatya sutras (ca. 600 BCE), are missing or lost. Most r
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• Dana Kala Nirnaya (दानकालनिर्णयः)
  ...gns of Gemini, VIrgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces according to Laghu Shatatapa text.<ref name=":1" /> ...haratiya samskriti and till date many people continue this act for various religious as well as philanthropic reasons. While the mahadanas are attempted rarely
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• Sources of Dharma (धर्मस्थानानि)
  ...e, Pandurang Vaman. (1930) ''History of Dharmasastra (Ancient and Medieval Religious and Civil Law), Volume 1.'' Poona : Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. ...or Vishnu), which are laid down as primary dharmas (in the sense that the primary dharmas are none other than the yajnas). Encouraged by the yajnas (and thei
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• Dharmasutras (धर्मसूत्राणि)
  ...roader scope of treatment of a human being in social, economic, political, religious and philosophical spheres. A point of mention is that they deal with the tr ...ropound Dharmas based on tradition or conventional practices, which is the primary difference from the topic discussed in Shrauta and Grhyasutras.
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• Mimamsa Darshana (मीमांसादर्शनम्)
  One of the primary aims of Mimamsa, as a branch of learning, is to resolve the relation of spe ...शास्त्राः, legal treatises), though they were formulated to help interpret religious acts mentioned in the Vedas.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="LCHI-Rama_Jois-Pt6C
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• Smrti (स्मृतिः)
  ...cribes the relationship between Sruti and Smriti as follows: “Sruti is the primary scripture and authority in itself, whereas Smriti literature takes its auth ...ropound Dharmas based on tradition or conventional practices, which is the primary difference from the Shrauta and Grhyasutras.
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• Preservation of the Vedas (वेदपरिरक्षणम्)
  ...xts. Apart from ऋग्वेदः ॥ Rigveda, it has yet to be seen if any other such text exists which is so well preserved. Even Ramayana (रामायणम्) Rishis (Vedic seers) devised means of protecting and preserving the text of Vedas letter by letter, with all their accessories and accents. Vedic ma
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• Rna (ऋणम्)
  ...o one is compelled to worship the Supreme in any single particular manner. Religious indoctrination or dictatorship has been a taboo in this land, in view of th ...and acquire knowledge, and this had to be done with great effort from the Primary level upto the highest. And the only method to acquire knowledge is studyin
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• Origin and history of Ayurveda (आयुर्वेदोत्पत्तिः आयुर्वेदावतरणं च)
  ...impediments in their routine activities as well as in performing (Vratas) religious observance, penance ([[Tapas (तपस्)|'''Tapa''']]), [[Upavasa or Fas ...In order to pursue any and all of these, one has to have good health as a primary criterion. Since Good health is fundamental to achieve Purusharthas, Arogya
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• Pramanas for Dharma (धर्मप्रमाणानि)
  ...ime immemorial. That Vedas are the source of all Dharma (in moral, social, religious, judicial, and adhyatmik sense) is irrefutably advocated by all authoritati ...%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%A7%E0%A Full Text])</ref></blockquote>Shistas are devoid of matsarya (intolerance to others g
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• Shad Vedangas (षड्वेदाङ्गानि)
  ...ity in the religious observances thereby performance of rites and rituals, religious ceremonies, yajnas (sacrifices) and vratas (vows) continued without any fla ...nga (व्याकरणवेदाङ्गम्)|Vyakarana]] - Construction of words and knowing the primary meaning
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• The Concept of a Temple (देवालयस्य सङ्कल्पना)
  ...iki/>s and [[Upanishads (उपनिषदः)|Upanishads]] had a very highly developed religious organization. The [[Yajna (यज्ञः)|Yajna]] Samstha was the nucleus ...in the temple. The Ishanashivagurudevapaddhati, an early medieval Shaiva text (c. 1000 CE) testifies that the temple is a concrete form of Lord Shiva an
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• Simantam (सीमन्तः)
  ...e child.<ref name=":1">Pandey, Raj Bali. (1949) ''Hindu Samskaras, A Socio-religious study of the Hindu Sacraments.'' Banaras: Vikrama Publications. (Pages 105- ...ed to ward off certain female goblins that want to destroy the foetus. The text, however, says that the parting of the hair, adorning her with a garland an
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• Samhita (संहिता)
  ...eans "put together, joined" and "a methodically, rule-based combination of text or verses". Samhita has been used as a synonym for Vedas and hence used in Each Veda has been sub-classified into four major text types<ref name=":02222">A Bhattacharya (2006), Hindu Dharma: Introduction t
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• Pre-natal Samskaras (जन्मात्पूर्वसंस्काराः)
  ...e-child.<ref name=":1">Pandey, Raj Bali. (1949) ''Hindu Samskaras, A Socio-religious study of the Hindu Sacraments.'' Banaras: Vikrama Publications. (Pages 79-9 ...place.<ref name=":12">Pandey, Raj Bali. (1949) ''Hindu Samskaras, A Socio-religious study of the Hindu Sacraments.'' Banaras: Vikrama Publications. (Pages 99-1
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• Pakayajnas (पाकयज्ञाः)
  ...E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BF,_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A Full Text])</ref><blockquote>पाकयज्ञशब्दार्थः । ल ...%A4%AF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D Full Text])</ref> (Ashv. Grhy. Sutr. 1.1.2-3)</blockquote>
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• Kalpa Vedanga (कल्पवेदाङ्गम्)
  ...e, Pandurang Vaman. (1930) ''History of Dharmasastra (Ancient and Medieval Religious and Civil Law), Volume 1.'' Poona : Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. ...e Grhyasutras in their contents but are elaborate with the laws of social, religious, political and economic life of the people. They deal with Varna, Ashrama a
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• Vedas (वेदाः)
  ...lso called Shruti (श्रुतिः | what is heard) distinguishing them from other religious texts, which are called Smṛiti (स्मृतिः | what is remembere ...n that, it is not only a dictionary of Vedic words but also an explanatory text for different Vedic terms.
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