What is the holy book or Hinduism?

Answer 1

Vedas

Answer 2

Hindus do not have one holy book. There is a wide collection of holy books that are categorized into Vedas, Upanishads Puranas etc. Ramayana and Mahabharata are special books and are among the most popular of the holy books. But the Gita or Bhagwat Gita is considered as a primary holy book containing the gist of Vedas and Upnishadas.

Answer 3

Hindu sacred texts are perhaps the most ancient religious texts still surviving today. Some appear to be millennia older than the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) which conservative Christians date to circa 1500 BCE and liberal scholars date to circa 900 BCE. * The primary sacred texts of Hinduism are the Vedas: the Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda. The Vedas contain hymns, incantations, and rituals from ancient India. The Rig Veda (a.k.a. Rigveda) may be the oldest of the four. The Yajur and Atharva Vedas refer to the vernal equinox having occurred in the Pleiades constellation -- an event dating from about 2500 BCE.

(The Upanishadas deal with Vedic philosophy and form the conclusions of each of the Vedas. "They elaborate on how the soul (Atman) can be united with the ultimate truth (Brahman) through contemplation and mediation, as well as the doctrine of Karma-- the cumulative effects of a persons' actions.") * An important text is the Ramayana. It is "a moving love story with moral and spiritual themes that has deep appeal in India to this day" concerning the exploits of the hero Rama who is viewed as an avatar of Vishnu, and as "...a principal deity in his own right." The written form has been attributed to the poet Valmiki. * The Mahabharata is a group of books attributed to the sage Vyasa. They record "the legends of the Bharatas, one of the Aryan tribal groups." The Bhagavad Gita is the sixth book of the Mahabharata. It is a poem describing a conversation between a warrior Arjuna and the God Krishna. It is an ancient text that has become a main sacred text of Hinduism and other belief systems. * Other texts include the Brahmanas, the Sutras, Puranas, and the Aranyakas.

Answer 4

Not one holy book. Several
The Veda is the holy book for Hinduism. The oldest Veda is called the Rig Veda and was written in Sanskrit (a language).

Answer 5

I think it might be the scriptures. But then again I'm not Hindu. I know for a fact that the Vedas are also about Hinduism.

Answer 6

If you are talking about The Bible of Hinduism, it is called the Gita.

Answer 7

Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Veda

Answer 8

vedas