Talk:Vedas

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Semi-protected edit request on 23 March 2022

Utkarsh Cosmos (talk) 01:54, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

The four Vedas – Rig, Sama, Yajur, and Atharva – are not the work of any single author. In ancient India, there were many rishis (sages) living simple, contemplative lives in hermitages high in the Himalayas and along the banks of sacred rivers. The rishis had names like Angiras, Bhrigu, Yajnavalkya, and Gargi (Gargi was a woman).

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. SK2242 (talk) 02:01, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 May 2022

Vedas are not religious texts. They discuss a lot of scientific topics ranging from spirituality to medicine, many of which are yet to be proven by modern science. These are often presented using symbolic and personification, which might make it seem religious. It is an important text for people seeking to know more about the purpose of human existence. Vedas became religious texts only after westerners came to India and wrote its culture off as a separate religion. 89.211.180.189 (talk) 11:35, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. 💜  melecie  talk - 11:41, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

Vedas was written in Nepal. Don't write ancient India.

Vedas was written in Nepal. Don't write ancient India. 103.148.23.180 (talk) 19:20, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

Do you have any reliable and verifiable source for that claim?

Chris Fynn (talk) 06:37, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 January 2023

please change Pancaratra to Pancharatra CuriosityPays (talk) 06:28, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

 Done. Colonestarrice (talk) 13:23, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

When were the Vedas first written down?

The article currently states "The Vedas were orally transmitted by memorization for many generations and was written down for the first time around 1200 BCE"

The date of 1200 BCE for the Vedas being written down in the second part of that statement seems highly unlikely. The earliest written Indic scripts in which the Vedas could have been written are Ashokan Brahmi script (3rd century BCE) or possibly Kharosthi script (3rd century BCE). There is no evidence for any script which may have been suitable for writing texts such as the Vedas being in use in the Indian sub continent prior to the 3rd Century BCE.

While the Vedas may have been composed, memorized, and handed down orally by 1200 BCE, or even earlier, there is no evidence that they were ever committed to writing until at least a millennium later.

"The Vedic texts were orally composed and transmitted, without the use of script, in an unbroken line of transmission from teacher to student that was formalized early on. This ensured an impeccable textual transmission superior to the classical texts of other cultures; it is, in fact, something like a tape-recording of ca. 1500–500 BCE. Not just the actual words, but even the long-lost musical (tonal) accent (as in old Greek or in Japanese) has been preserved up to the present. On the other hand, the Vedas have been written down only during the early second millennium CE, while some sections such as a collection of the Upanishads were perhaps written down at the middle of the first millennium, while some early, unsuccessful attempts (indicated by certain Smriti rules forbidding to write down the Vedas) may have been made around the end of the first millennium BCE".: Witzel, Michael (2003). "Vedas and Upanisads". In Flood, Gavin (ed.). The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism. Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 978-0-631-21535-6.

Chris Fynn (talk) 07:17, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

I think you're right; what's meat is probably 'codified' (is that the right word?). The article also says "The Vedas were written down only after 500 BCE". Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 09:06, 26 February 2023 (UTC)