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Vedic science refers to a pseudoscientific system of knowledge based on the Vedas, a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The rise of vedic science has been associated with Hindu nationalism in India.^[3]

References

^ Nanda, Meera (January 25, 2016). "Saffronized Science: Rampant Pseudoscience in "Vedic Garb" in the Indian Subcontinent". Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective. 5 (1).
^ Normandin, Sebastian (December 28, 2015). "Vimanas and Vedas: Pseudoscience in India". 3 Quarks Daily.
^ ^a ^b Kumar, Sanjay (February 13, 2019). "Hindu nationalists claim that ancient Indians had airplanes, stem cell technology, and the internet". Science.

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[1] Nanda, Meera (January 25, 2016). "Saffronized Science: Rampant Pseudoscience in "Vedic Garb" in the Indian Subcontinent". Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective. 5 (1).

[2] Normandin, Sebastian (December 28, 2015). "Vimanas and Vedas: Pseudoscience in India". 3 Quarks Daily.

[:0-3] Kumar, Sanjay (February 13, 2019). "Hindu nationalists claim that ancient Indians had airplanes, stem cell technology, and the internet". Science.

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+'''Vedic science''' refers to a [[pseudoscientific]] system of knowledge based on the [[Vedas]], a large body of [[religious texts]] originating in [[ancient India]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Nanda |first=Meera |date=January 25, 2016 |title=Saffronized Science: Rampant Pseudoscience in “Vedic Garb” in the Indian Subcontinent |url=https://social-epistemology.com/2016/01/25/saffronized-science-rampant-pseudoscience-in-vedic-garb-in-the-indian-subcontinent-meera-nanda/ |journal=[[Social Epistemology (journal)|Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective]] |volume=5 |issue=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Normandin |first=Sebastian |date=December 28, 2015 |title=Vimanas and Vedas: Pseudoscience in India |url=https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2015/12/vimanas-and-vedas-pseudoscience-in-india.html |website=[[3 Quarks Daily]]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Sanjay |date=February 13, 2019 |title=Hindu nationalists claim that ancient Indians had airplanes, stem cell technology, and the internet |url=https://www.science.org/content/article/hindu-nationalists-claim-ancient-indians-had-airplanes-stem-cell-technology-and |work=[[Science (journal)|Science]]}}</ref>
-'''[[Vedic civilization|Vedic]] science''' may refer to a number of disciplines: ancient and modern, [[science|scientific]] and unscientific, [[religion|religious]], [[metaphysics|metaphysical]], [[Hindu]], [[occult]]ist, [[New Age]], [[proto-science|proto-scientific]], or [[Pseudoscience|pseudoscientific]] found in or based on the [[Veda]]s.
+The rise of vedic science has been associated with [[Hindu nationalism]] in India.<ref name=":0" />
-;Vedic period
-* [[Vedanga]], the six ancient disciplines subservient to the understanding and tradition of the Vedas
-# [[Shiksha]] (''{{IAST|śikṣā}}''): [[phonetics]] and [[phonology]] ([[sandhi]])
-# [[Chandas]] (''{{IAST|chandas}}''): [[Meter (poetry)|meter]]
-# [[Vyakarana]] (''{{IAST|vyākaraṇa}}''): [[grammar]]
-# [[Nirukta]] (''{{IAST|nirukta}}''): [[etymology]]
-# [[Jyotisha]] (''{{IAST|jyotiṣa}}''): [[astrology]] ([[Hindu astronomy]])
-# [[Kalpa]] (''{{IAST|kalpa}}''): [[ritual]]
+==See also==
-;Traditional
+{{wikiquote}}
-* Historical [[Indian mathematics]]
+* [[Ayurveda]]
-* Traditional [[Hindu units of measurement]]
-* [[Ayurveda]], traditional medicine of India
-* [[Dhanurveda]], traditional martial arts of India
-;Modern
-* [[Pseudoscience|Pseudoscientific]] claims of a prefiguration of modern science in the Vedas, see [[scientific foreknowledge in the Vedas]]
-* [[Maharishi Vedic Science]] of [[Maharishi Mahesh Yogi]]
-* [[Bharati Krishna Tirtha's Vedic mathematics]] (not to be confused with historical [[Indian mathematics]])
-== See also ==
-* [[Agnihotra]]
 * [[Hindu cosmology]]
+* [[Hindu views on evolution]]
+* [[Indian mathematics]]
+* [[Indian units of measurement]]
 * [[Science and technology in ancient India]]
+* [[Shastra]]
+==References==
-{{wikiquote}}
+{{Reflist}}
+[[Category:Indian philosophy]]
+[[Category:Vedas]]
+[[Category:Vedangas]]
+[[Category:Ayurveda]]
+[[Category:Hindu philosophical concepts]]
-{{disambig}}
+{{Hinduism-stub}}
+{{sci-hist-stub}}