Sacred Texts Flashcards
What is the Hatha Yoga Pradipika?
A combination of older Sanskrit texts and personal yogic experiences
What are the Vedas?
The oldest form of Sanskrit literature, these are guide to living life
What is the Mahabharata?
A sanskrit epic, is a part of Hindu ‘history’ and very much a part of Indian culture today
What is the Bhagavad Gita?
A chapter from the Mahabharata, often considered as a ‘manual for mankind’
What characters are in the Bhagavad Gita?
Lord Krishna and Prince Arjuna
What is the Ramayana?
An ancient poem written in sanskrit, in which the ideal states of living are expressed
What are the Puranas?
Detail the creation of the universe and histories of the gods
What are the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali?
Covers all aspects of yoga from a code of conduct through to a vision of the true Self
What are the Upanishads?
These texts deal with the Ultimate Reality directly, They form the last portion of each of the four Vedas and
are the philosophical texts of Hinduism.
