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It is the Vedas and the Upanishads which form the authority in Hinduism. There are myriad other supporting books, commentaries and literature which mainly interpret and elucidate these prime authorities. There are Puranas and epics like Ramayan and Mahabharat. The Bhagwadgita looked upon as the 'Book' of Hinduism is an extract from Mahabharat wherein the Lord Krishna bares open the philosophy of the Sanatan Dharma - The Eternal Religion - to his disciple Arjun. There are very many compilations in regional languages besides Sanskrit which is the classical language of the Vedas and and the Upanishds.
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