Includes Vedas, Puranas, Upanishads, Contemporary Sources including Radhakrishnan, Mascaro, Divine Life Society, Ramakrishna Mission, Ramanujacharya

1. ~HINDUISM~
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
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2. SOURCES OF INFORMATION
 VEDAS:
 UPANISHADS(108)
Secret Sittings, Secret Knowledge “to be taught to a worthy son or student” :
Svetasvatara, 6/22
Principal Upanishads:
i. Brhad-aranyaka ii. Chandogya iii. Kena
iv. Prasna v. Mandukya vi. Isa
vii. Mundaka viii. Aitareya ix. Taittiriya
x. Svetasvatara xi. Katha xii. Maitri
Major themes of the Upanishads are Brahman, Atma, Means of Salvation
i. Rig Veda
ii. Sam Veda
iii. Atharva Veda
iv. Yajur Veda
- Krishna Yajurveda
- Shukla Yajurveda
Samhita (Collection of Hymns -Suktas)
Bramhana (Ritual Portion)
Aranyakas (Forest Commentaries)
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3. SOURCES OF INFORMATION
 PURANAS : 18 Major Puranas
Characteristics of Puranas include:
i. Sarga – Creation
ii. Bisarga – Dissolution
iii. Manuvantara Kathan – Description of Manvantara period
iv. Bans Varnan – Lineage of Kings
v. Hari Katha – Glories of God
Examples:
 Satyanarayan Vrat Katha is contained in the Skand Purana
 Durga Saptashati is contained in the Markandeya Purana
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4. MAJOR PURANAS
Name of Purana No. of Slokas Name of Purana No. of Slokas
Agni Purana 15,400 Markandeya 9,000
Bhagavata 18, 000 Matsya 14,000
Bhavishya 14,500 Padma 55,000
Brahma 10,000 Shiv 24,000
Brahmanda 12,000 Skanda 81,100
Brahamavaivarta 17,000 Vamana 10,000
Garuda 19,000 Varaha 24,000
Kurma 17,000 Vayu 24,000
Linga 11,000 Vishnu 23,000
TOTAL : 398,000 SLOKAS
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5. SOME REFERENCES
1. Deussen, P.,1908. The Philosophy of the Upanishads.
Edinburgh: T&T Clark.
2. Mani V.,1975. Puranic Encyclopaedia. Delhi: Motilal
Banarsidass.
3. Mascaro, J., ed., 1965. The Upanishads. New York:
Penguin Books.
4. Pandey, R., 1969. Hindu Samskaras. Delhi: Motilal
Banarsidass.
5. Radhakrishnan, S., Indian Philosophy, Vols 1&2; 2nd ed.,
1930. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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6. SOME REFERENCES
6. Radhakrishnan S. and Moore, C. A. eds., 1989. A Sourcebook
in Indian Philosophy. New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
7. Sri Ramanujacarya, S.S. Raghavacarya.,1968. Vedantaartha-
Sangraha. Mysore: Ramakrishna Mission.
8. Swami Sivananda. 10th ed., 1973. Ten Upanishads.
Shivanandanagar: Divine Life Society.
(His list is very different from Deussen viz. Yogasara, Vedantasara, Advaitamrit,
Sivajnanamrita, Swaroopbodha, Brahmarahasya, Vicharbindu, Jyotirbindu, Anandabindu).
9. Swami Sivananda. 3rd ed., 1999. Brahma Sutras.
Shivanandanagar: Divine Life Society.
10. Swami Vivekananda. 7th ed.,1981. Thoughts on Vedanta.
Kolkata: Advaita Ashrama.
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