We all have heard about Shastras, but what are Shastras?
We all have heard about Shastras, but what are Shastra? Well, this is a deep kind of question which might require a lot of space to be answered. That we will cover some other time. But, for now, in this blog, we will try to grasp some basic-points around Shastras, that everyone must be aware of:
1. Shastra is a Sanskrit word that means a manual of instructions, a book of knowledge and religious texts.
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2. Shastras were composed after the 1st millennium BCE.
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3. Shastra vary in number and types, depending on a tradition.
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4. There are 19-types of shastra – Veda, Upaveda, Vedangana, Samhita, Aranyaka, Brahmana, Upanishad, Yoga Darsana, Samkhya Darsana, Mimamsa Darsana, Vaisheshika Darsana, Nyaya Darsana, Purana, Agama Shastra, Smriti, Tantra Shastra, Sutra, Itihasa and Gita.
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5. Sikhism is also related to the shastras.
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6. The dharma–sutra and dharma–shastra are quite similar to each other.
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7. Many religious texts of Hinduism are Shastra.
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That’s just a beginner’s knowledge around the term Shastras. How much of it you understood and willing to explore more?
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