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Understanding learnings from Vedas

Vedas are considered to be the oldest religous texts of the world. It is most commonly beleived (though by no means universally accepted) that it came to India by nomadicAryan tribes who came from Central Asia sometimes around 3rd Millenium BCE. The term 'Veda' means Knowledge since they are thought to contain fundamental knowledge relating to function of existence.They are considered as 'Shruti' in Hinduism meaning what is heard. with other texts designated as 'Smriti' which accounts for heroes and struggles in works such as Mahabharta, Ramayna, Bhagvad Gita (though some sects in Hinduism consider Gita as 'Shruti' Vedas are the original hindu scriptures containing spiritual knowledge that covers all aspects of life. The texts which make up Four vedas are; - 1   Rig veda  (Book of Mantras) - is a sanskrit name meaning "sacred text". Considered as the foundation of Indian faith. Each hymn or prayer having 10600 verses with a specific purpose and