How ancient are the Vedas ? »
Posted By bergensam 4 months, 3 weeks ago in ReligionWestern Indologists as well as Indian historians have been trying to place the beginning of Vedas. Some place the Vedas to be 12,000 years old while others place the time to be around 1500 BC. According to Indian seers and sages the Vedas are known to be "Apourusheya", which means "Not created/composed by humans". Sages describe Vedas as "aNaadi", which means they always existed in cosmos. Only, what ever has been perceived by Rishis has been written down.
To give an example in scientific terms, Einstein never created the process or law which describes the theory of relativity. Einstein only developed the theory after observing certain phenomena, which always existed. The Vedas are called "sruti", which is heard. The Vedas have been transferred from teacher to disciple for generations.
Historians and Archeologists tend to date the four Vedas as Rig Veda followed by Yajur, Saama and Atharvana. However according to Indian sages all four Vedas have always existed in cosmos. Veda Vyasa(AKA Krishna dwaipayana) compiled and classified the hymns.
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