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The mentors and benefactors of ancient Hinduism were from the ancient Culture of Lemuria. They were Lemurian Eponan Shamans who relocated to the Pleiades prior to the sinking of Lemuria and Atlantis. Most of Hinduism oral traditions and storytelling arose from Lemurian traditions and spiritual teachings. Many of the immortal, spiritually evolved goddesses and gods depicted as divinities in the Hindu Classics and the Vedas were human beings of Pleiadian and Orion lineage. In Hinduism the Sacred Writings included the Vedas, Vedangas, Upavedas, and Upanisads. The Rig Veda was the oldest of the Hinduism Vedas. Dating from 1200-900 BCE, the Rig Veda was a collection of over 1,000 metrical hymns that were meant to be recited loudly in poetic form. Divided into ten books, the Rig Veda contained the mythology of the Hindu goddesses and gods. The contents also included blessings, praises, and puja type sacrificial rites involving flowers, fruits, and incense.
The Yajur Veda contained
knowledge about reverence, veneration, and how to perform the rites. Recited in
a low voice, verses of the Yajur Veda described the sacrificial formulas recited
by the adhvaryu priests during the ceremony.
The Sama Veda contained cadenced liturgical verses from the Rig Veda sung by the udgatri chanters, the melodious Sama Veda hymns of praise were recited at sacrifices in order to destroy sin. The Atharva Veda containing the knowledge of the sage Atharvan, the verses of the final Veda was a mixture of poetry, daily guidance, and incantations. Overtime the hymns of this rishi, eventually became a ritual handbook for the Brahmans. The Vedangas and Upavedas were texts that were additions to the Vedas. The Six Vedangas were: Jyotisha, (astrology), Kalpa, (public rituals and domestic rites), and Siksa, Nirukti, Candas, and Vyakarana (mantra recitation, knowledge of phonetics, grammar and poetry). The Five Upavedas were: Artha, (statecraft), Dhanur (archery, warfare, and weapons), Sthapatya (architecture), Gandharva (dance, music, and theatre), and Ayurveda (health and medicine).
The Upanisads were the
principle texts of the Hindu religion, the Upanishads summarized the spiritual
knowledge and commented on the philosophy of the Vedas. Based on meditations on
Vedic themes, they were teachings and conversations between self realized souls
and their students about universal knowledge, absolute truth, liberation, and
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