Aranyaka

A page of theJaiminiya Aranyaka Ganafound embedded in theSamavedapalm leaf manuscript (Sanskrit,Grantha script).

Hindu texts

Śruti

TheAranyakas(/ɑːˈrʌnjəkə/;Sanskrit:āraṇyakaआरण्यक) is thephilosophybehind sacrifice of the ancient Hindu sacred texts, theVedas.^[1]They are usually part of the later parts of Vedas, and are one of many layers of the Vedic text.^[2]The other parts of Vedas are theSamhitas(benedictions, hymns),Brahmanas(commentary), and theUpanishads(spirituality and abstract philosophy).^[3]^[4]

References

↑"Aranyaka".Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
↑In post-Vedic classifications by text types, the Aranyakas are one of five, with other four being Samhita, Brahmana, Upasana and Upanishad; see A Bhattacharya (2006), Hindu Dharma: Introduction to Scriptures and Theology,ISBN 978-0595384556,pages 5-17
↑A Bhattacharya (2006), Hindu Dharma: Introduction to Scriptures and Theology,ISBN 978-0595384556,pages 8-14
↑Barbara A. Holdrege (1995), Veda and Torah: Transcending the Textuality of Scripture, State University of New York Press,ISBN 978-0791416402,pages 351-357

Other websites

Rajendralal Mitra,ed. (1872).The Taittiriya Aranyaka.Baptist Mission Press.
W. Caland, ed. (1907).Baudhayana Srauta Sutra.Asiatic Society.

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[1] "Aranyaka".Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.

[2] In post-Vedic classifications by text types, the Aranyakas are one of five, with other four being Samhita, Brahmana, Upasana and Upanishad; see A Bhattacharya (2006), Hindu Dharma: Introduction to Scriptures and Theology,ISBN 978-0595384556,pages 5-17

[ab-3] A Bhattacharya (2006), Hindu Dharma: Introduction to Scriptures and Theology,ISBN 978-0595384556,pages 8-14

[4] Barbara A. Holdrege (1995), Veda and Torah: Transcending the Textuality of Scripture, State University of New York Press,ISBN 978-0791416402,pages 351-357

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