What are the main scriptures (Shastra) of the Hindu ?
To those who are relatively unfamiliar with the Hindu Dharma, the vast panoply and canon of Hindu shastras is both bewildering and overwhelming. Just as there is order in the cosmos, an order that needs effort and diligence to discover and comprehend, so also it is the case with the discovery of the ontology and structure of the Dharma, an effort which I might add is more than rewarding. Shastra is a Sanskrit word used to denote education/knowledge in a general sense. The word is generally used as a suffix in the context of technical or specialized knowledge in a defined area of practice. For example, Astra shastra means, knowledge about “Handling of weapons”, Astra means weapons, and Shastra is their knowledge The scripture of the Hindu is broadly divided into Shruti (Sanskrit ?????? , that which is heard) and Smriti (??????????,that which is remembered) Shruti , the main body of the Hindu canonical scripture, comprises the following The Veda or Vedas – the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, th
