Veda (disambiguation)
Veda or Vedas may refer to:
Hinduism
The Vedas (English plural form), part of a set of Hindu texts. The Vedas are considered the oldest Hindu texts. Scholars believe that they were written down some 4,500 years ago, though the tradition often dates them to the beginning of Kali-yuga (circa 3000 BCE). The following is an overview of the four Vedas, which comprise more than 20,000 hymns. The Vedas have been preserved throughout time, passed down through oral recitation by priests. Only until recent, have the contents been written down into formal scriptures.
- Rigveda by Agni Rishi
- Samaveda by Aditya Rishi
- Yajurveda by Vayu Rishi
- Atharvaveda by Angira Rishi
The Vedas area also called Shruti (heard knowledge). When the Rishis (holy men of pure minds and thoughts) sat in meditation, God revealed unto the Rishis the knowledge of the Vedas and the Vedas are said to be Divine Knowledge. The Rishis, in turn, explained the revealed knowledge to the people.
- other Shruti scripture:
- post-Vedic Sanskrit texts (Upavedas):
- Ayurveda (medicine)
- Dhanurveda (martial arts)
- Gandharvaveda (music)
- Sthapatyaveda (architecture)
- other Indian texts called "Veda":
Places and groups
- Saint-Jean-de-Védas, a commune (municipality) in Hérault, France
- Vedda people, indigenous people of Sri Lanka, also known as the Wanniyala-Aetto
- VEDA, an acronym for Voluntarios en Defensa de los Animales (Volunteers in Defense of Animals), a nonprofit organization
Organizations
- Veda Advantage, a credit information bureau operating in the Australia/New Zealand region
Individual people
- Veda Hille, a Canadian singer-songwriter
- Veda Beaux Reves, an Irish drag artist
- Brandon Vedas, a man who died of drug overdose while using Internet Relay Chat
Other
- Veda (film), a 2010 Turkish film
- Veda bread, a malted bread from Northern Ireland.
- Vedera, an indie rock band formerly known as "Veda"
- Veda, a fictional supercomputer in the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam 00