... . Hindu scriptures are written in Sanskrit, which is the ancient language of India. There is the Upanishads, which are later groups of writings that reflect a decline in the importance of the sacrificial rituals. The Puranas show another stage of Hinduism. These books are mythological epics describing the exploits of Vishnu or Shiva. Lastly there is the Ramayana that is one of the two great epics. It was a popular folk ... story before it was written down as a Sanskrit text. It tells the story of King Rama, who was another ... famous avatar of Krishna. In Buddhism the writings fall into...

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... . These are then divided into smaller sections within the parts. The Vedas contain history, "rules," and rituals that the Hindus know and live by. Along with the Vedas there are other books containing scripture that they hold very highly, ex. The Ramayana, Tirukural, Tirmuantiram, The Upanishads (a philosophical treatise portion of the Vedas.) There is also the Agamas, which is considered equal to the Vedas. Most people tend to think that ... the Hindus believe that your soul is reincarnated into another human body forever. This is not true. The reincarnation involves karma. Karma, often...

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