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Hindu Dharma - In A Nutshell

The Vedantic Knowledge

The Rishis in ancient India were the enlightened beings who understood the inner world and its relationship with the external world. Therefore, all ancient Indian knowledge came from the Rishis. Normally, the Rishis were also the Gurus who imparted knowledge to their disciples. The word Veda means knowledge. It is derived from the Sanskrit word…
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The Upanishads

The Upanishads

Upanishads are like the gist of the Vedas. They are also referred to as Vedanta, which means the final part of the Vedas. Most of them are very short documents containing a few verses. Most of which came from the Upanishads, Vedantic knowledge was taught only to the “Adhikari” or to the qualified one to…
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