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The Rig Vedas: The Hindu Belief System

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The reason Hinduism is so varied is due to the variety of texts and scriptures that makeup the Hindu belief system. Many of these beliefs were not originally written down, rather much like Buddhism; they were simply passed down generation to generation. The Rig Vedas, is known as the most important of the Hindu scriptures due to the account of the origin of the universe. (Molloy 2013) Although the Vedas are the primary scriptures, there are others including Agama, Tantra, etc. The Brahmans gave details about religious practices, ceremonies and rituals.

Many western religions follow scriptures that generally go unchanged such as the Bible. This makes it much easier to follow and decipher than scriptures that were passed down from generation
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