what are brahmanas and aranyakas?
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The Brahmanas and Aranyakas. Attached to each Samhita was a collection of explanations of religious rites, called a Brahmana, which often relied on mythology to describe the origins and importance of individual ritual acts.
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Each Veda has four subdivisions – the Samhitas (mantras and benedictions), the Aranyakas (text on rituals, ceremonies, sacrifices and symbolic-sacrifices), the Brahmanas (commentaries on rituals, ceremonies and sacrifices), and the Upanishads (texts discussing meditation, philosophy and spiritual knowledge).
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The Upanishads deal with ritual observance and the individual's place in the universe and, in doing so, develop the fundamental concepts of the Supreme Over Soul (God) known as Brahman (who both created and is the universe) and that of the Atman, the individual's higher self, whose goal in life is union with Brahman.
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FIVE BASIC BELIEFS: Brahman - name of one supreme god. Multiple Gods - gods and goddesses represented Brahmans' various powers and qualities. Karma - governs what happens to people's soul after death.
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An Ashrama in Hinduism is one of four age-based life stages discussed in Indian texts of the ancient and medieval eras. The four ashramas are: Brahmacharya (student), Grihastha (householder), Vanaprastha (retired) and Sannyasa (renunciate).
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["Matsya (The Fish) Matsya is the first of Vishnu's many avatars and was one of the first physical beings of this world. ... ", 'Kurma (The Tortoise) ... ', 'Varaha (The Boar) ... ', 'Narasimha (The Lion Man) ... ', 'Vamana (The Dwarf) ... ', 'Parashurama (The Lumberjack) ... ', 'Rama. ... ', 'Krishna.']
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Kalanemi is a rakshasa (demon) mentioned in various adaptations of the Hindu epic Ramayana. He is the son of Maricha, who was tasked by Ravana, the epic's main antagonist to kill Hanuman.
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According to Hinduism there is only one god. This one god is given different names and forms and different actions and purposes. Brahma, Vishnu, Maheshwara are creator/ Generator, Organizer and Destroyer (GOD) respectively. An avatar is a deliberate descent of a deity in human form on Earth.
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['The Vedas: There are four Vedas — the Rigvada, the Samaveda, the Yajurveda and the Atharvaveda. They mainly contain hymns in praise of various gods. ... ', 'The Epics: The Ramayana and the Mahabharata — were written during the Later Vedic period.']
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The Hindu Trimurti consists of Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer. Most Hindus are principally devoted to the god Vishnu, the god Shiva, or the Goddess.
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There are four "Vedic" Samhitas: the Rig-Veda, Sama-Veda, Yajur-Veda, and Atharva-Veda, most of which are available in several recensions (śākhā). In some contexts, the term Veda is used to refer only to these Samhitas, the collection of mantras.
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['The Nair /ˈnaɪər/, also known as Nayar, are a group of Indian Hindu castes, described by anthropologist Kathleen Gough as "not a unitary group but a named category of castes". ... ', 'Historically, Nairs lived in large family units called tharavads that housed descendants of one common female ancestor.']
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The Gāyatrī, also known as the Sāvitrī mantra, is a highly revered mantra from the Rig Veda, dedicated to Savitr, the sun deity. Gāyatrī is the name of the Vedic meter in which the verse is composed.
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Why are there so many Hindu Gods? Hindus actually only believe in one God, Brahman, the eternal origin who is the cause and foundation of all existence. The gods of the Hindu faith represent different forms of Brahman. These gods are sent to help people find the universal God (Brahman).
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ONE CANNOT be without the OTHER. They complete each other's existence and that of Universe too. Lord Vishnu controls the phenomenon of Operating and sustaining the Universe once created by Lord Brahma and Lord Shiva destroys/ changes forms of Universe to provide path for the next creation.
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In fact Upanishads are parts of Vedas. ... A Veda is divided into four parts, namely, Samhita, Brahmana, Aranyaka and Upanishad. It can be seen from the division that Upanishad forms the last part of a given Veda. Since Upanishad forms the end part of a Veda it is also called as Vedanta.
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Shudras: laborers and service providers. Vaishyas: agriculturalists and merchants. Kshatriyas: rulers, warriors and administrators. Brahmins: priests, scholars and teachers.