Holy Books

Question 0

In Hinduism,What are shruti books?

Answer 0

Believed to be composed by God, also known as ‘revealed scriptures’ and means ‘that which is heard’. It is how god made himself known to humans and has not altered for thousands of years

Question 1

In Hindu, holy books are divided into two types, what are they?

Answer 1

Shruti and smriti

Question 2

In Hinduism what are smriti?

Answer 2

Holy books, believed to be composed by realised souls ‘that which has been remembered’. They are believed to be what people can remember about god, not gods actual words, they have changed over time and have adapted to Hindus today but the meaning remains the same

Question 3

In Hinduism, what are Vedas?

Answer 3

Sacred writings believed to contain shruti, oldest and sacred if all Hindu scriptures.

Question 4

Name some Hindu holy books that contain smriti

Answer 4

The Puranas, The laws of Manu ( promotes equality ), The Ramayana (morals), The Bhagavad Gita (how god expects us to behave)- this is the prime book

Question 5

What is the name of the Sikh holy book?

Answer 5

Guru Granth Sahib ji

Question 6

Four basic points of Guru Granth Sahib?

Answer 6

It is the everlasting guru, treated as a human
Every copy the same
Written in Punjab using Gumukhi
Collection if teachings and hymns if six different gurus

Question 7

History of Guru Granth Sahib?

Answer 7

Fifth guru put all hymns together and is known as Adi Granth, later becoming GGS
guru gobind chose there would be no other living gurus, instead scriptures.
It has a bed, never placed on the ground, no turning back on it
A fan us waved over it when it is being read
Many Sikhs own a copy
The openings, mool mantra, is a statement of Sikh beliefs