Shruti

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Shruti is the body of divinely revealed Hindu sacred knowledge, encompassing the Vedas and considered the highest authoritative scripture in Hinduism.

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Shruti canonical 15

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu scripture ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ
sacred text ⓘ
source of dharma ⓘ
authorityComparedTo higher than Smriti in Hinduism ⓘ
categoryWithin Hindu sacred literature ⓘ
citedBy Bhagavad Gita commentators ⓘ
Dharmaśāstras ⓘ
linked to: Dharmashastras

Vedantic acharyas ⓘ
considered apauruṣeya (not of human authorship) ⓘ
describedAs body of divinely revealed Hindu sacred knowledge ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Smriti ⓘ
etymologyFrom Sanskrit root "śru" (to hear) ⓘ
function primary scriptural authority for Hindu philosophy ⓘ
primary scriptural authority for Hindu ritual ⓘ
primary scriptural authority for Hindu theology ⓘ
hasAuthorityLevel highest authoritative scripture in Hinduism ⓘ
hasPart mantras ⓘ
philosophical dialogues ⓘ
ritual instructions ⓘ
includes Aranyakas ⓘ
linked to: Āraṇyaka

Atharvaveda ⓘ
Brahmanas ⓘ
Rigveda ⓘ
Samaveda ⓘ
Upanishads ⓘ
Vedas ⓘ
Yajurveda ⓘ
influenceOn Hindu cosmology ⓘ
Hindu metaphysics ⓘ
Hindu ritual practice ⓘ
Hindu social norms ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
literalMeaning that which is heard ⓘ
recognizedBy major Hindu philosophical schools ⓘ
regardedAs eternal revelation by many Hindu traditions ⓘ
region Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
religion Hinduism ⓘ
roleIn defining orthodox (āstika) Hindu schools ⓘ
script Devanagari (in many modern editions) ⓘ
timeOfComposition Vedic period ⓘ
transmissionType oral tradition ⓘ
usedIn Hindu law traditions ⓘ
Mimamsa ⓘ
Vedanta ⓘ

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