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The Vedas, are considered by almost all schools of Hinduism, including the secular schools to be authoritative and repositeries of great knowledge. The school of Atharva Veda in particular is credited to be the foundation and the source of Ayurveda. The Vedas are held in such high esteem, that...

I was inspired to start this thread after the discussion with Agnideva on Yoga Vasista. Agniveda says it is believed the Yoga Vasista was composed in the 6th century CE. Yet, this text is suppose to be the discourses between Lord Rama and the sage Vasishta, which is many many millenias before...

I am not sure how true this is all for all Buddhists, but here we have a Buddhist Monestary nearby us that advocates that, essentially, we should mentally suppress any of the vice-emotions when they occurr. I reasoned with them, that by suppressing problems, we are not actually ridding of...

Hi, I just recently registered on this forum. I am interested in Hinduism, so needed an objective and down to earth place to discuss it. Anyhow, I understand that idol worship is a very common Hindu ritualistic practice. However I don't know the origins of this practice and the main...