HINDUISM ( THE VEDAS FACTS)

IMPORTANT POINTS ON VEDAS

* There are four Vedas namely Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda.

* The Rig Veda is the oldest of all the Vedas.

* Gayatri Mantra is contained in the Rig Veda. It is an invocation to the Sun God.

* Ayurveda has its origins in Atharva Veda.

* Sacrificial hymns are contained in Yajurveda.

* The chief God of the Rig Veda is Lord Indra.

* The Vedas are believed to have been complied by Krishna Dwipayana also known as Ved Vyasa.

* The Vedas are written in Vedic Sanskrit.

*There are four Upvedas namely Ayurveda, Dhanurveda, Gandharvaveda (music), and Shilpaveda (art and architecture).

SCHOOLS OF VEDIC PHILOSOPHY

NAME OF SCHOOL                                         -          FOUNDED BY

Sankhya or the Cosmic principle school                  -        Kapila

Yoga   School                                                          -         Patanjali

Nyaya or the Logical school                                  -         Gautama

Vaisheshak or the Atomic school                          -          Kanad

Purva Mimansa or the Ritualistic school                -          Jamini

Uttara Mimansa or the Theological school             -         Vyasa


NOTE:
Kanad who founded the Atomic School, is believed to have propounded the theory of matter being indestructible and consistingof tiny indivisible particles called parmanus. Each parmanu consists of many 'anus' (atoms) which are the smallest particles of a substance.