The Vedas are the oldest extant Indian scriptures. They are a collection of hymns which were compiled by rishis, ‘seers’, thousands of years ago; it is said they are at least 5,000 years old. Which is fascinating since one of our favorite mantras, the Gayatri, comes from the oldest veda – The Rig-Veda – and is still a popular hit đ !
There are four vedas in total: Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda and Atharva-Veda. They are full of symbolism and mythology and written in Vedic Sanskrit, therefore very difficult to comprehend.
Les Vedas sont les Ă©critures Hindoues les plus anciennes que lâon connaisse. Il sâagit dâune compilation dâhymnes, composĂ©s par les rishis, des sages voyants, il y a des milliers dâannĂ©es ; il est dit quâils ont plus de 5000 ans. Cela est fascinant puisque lâun de nos mantras prĂ©fĂ©rĂ©, le Gayatri, vient du plus ancien veda â le Rig-Veda â reste encore aujourdâhui en tĂȘte des hits âș !
Il existe quatre Vedas au total : Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda et Atharva-Veda. Ils sont emplis de symbolisme et de mythologie et écrits en Sanskrit védique, et par conséquent trÚs difficiles à comprendre.
The Upanishads are bodies of work dedicated to elaborating the Truths revealed. Upanishad means “to sit down near” because these are teachings said to be taught to disciples by their teachers. There are over 200 hundred Upanishads; the oldest were composed almost 4,000 years ago and the youngest are from this century.
Les Upanishads sont des Ćuvres destinĂ©es Ă expliquer les VĂ©ritĂ©s rĂ©vĂ©lĂ©es. Upanishad signifie « sâasseoir prĂšs de », car ces enseignements sont censĂ©s ĂȘtre transmis des professeurs aux disciples. Il existe plus de 200 Upanishads ; les plus anciens ont Ă©tĂ© composĂ©s il y a prĂšs de 4000 ans et les plus rĂ©cents datent de ce siĂšcle.