RLST: hindu

Vedas

• Oldest Scriptures - Hymns to various Gods, and rules/instructions for performing
  rituals.

• Philosophic Commentaries on the Vedas

• Legends and myths, most of which describe the activities of various Gods

• Mahabarata, Ramayana - Mythic histories, tell of avatars of the gods interacting
  with humans.

Upanishads

• Philosophic Commentaries on the Vedas

• Legends and myths, most of which describe the activities of various Gods

• Mahabarata, Ramayana - Mythic histories, tell of avatars of the gods interacting
  with humans.

• Oldest Scriptures - Hymns to various Gods, and rules/instructions for performing
  rituals.

Puranas

• Legends and myths, most of which describe the activities of various Gods

• Mahabarata, Ramayana - Mythic histories, tell of avatars of the gods interacting
  with humans.

• Philosophic Commentaries on the Vedas

• Oldest Scriptures - Hymns to various Gods, and rules/instructions for performing
  rituals.

Epic

• Legends and myths, most of which describe the activities of various Gods

• Mahabarata, Ramayana - Mythic histories, tell of avatars of the gods interacting
  with humans.

• Philosophic Commentaries on the Vedas

• Oldest Scriptures - Hymns to various Gods, and rules/instructions for performing
  rituals.

Do the vedas have a divine origin from the rishis (sages)

• no

• yes

• slightly, but mostly buddhist influences

Brahman (ultimate Reality):

• known from within
  Such knowledge is known as the Self or the soul (Atman)

• concept of a cycle of death and rebirth (Samsara)
  The Atman is continually reborn according to the results
  of one’s actions (Karma)

• Rishis sought Moksha; Liberation from samsara

The concept of a cycle of death and rebirth

• 
  (Samsara)
  The Atman is continually reborn according to the results
  of one’s actions (Karma)

• Rishis sought Moksha; Liberation from samsara

• known from within
  Such knowledge is known as the Self or the soul (Atman)

The Rishis sought

• Moksha; Liberation from samsara

• The concept of a cycle of death and rebirth (Samsara)
  The Atman is continually reborn according to the results
  of one’s actions (Karma)

• from within
  Such knowledge is known as the Self or the soul (Atman)

Samsara

• the soul/self (atman) is re-incarnated (reborn)
  in a new body after death.

• literally – action, or cause-and-effect – our
  actions in one life determine the conditions of our rebirth.

• Freedom – the end the process of rebirth.
  Seen by some Hindus as living in communion with the
  Gods, and by others as recognizing our unity with or
  participation in the divine reality (Brahman)

Karma

• the soul/self (atman) is re-incarnated (reborn)
  in a new body after death.

• literally – action, or cause-and-effect – our
  actions in one life determine the conditions of our rebirth.

• Freedom – the end the process of rebirth.
  Seen by some Hindus as living in communion with the
  Gods, and by others as recognizing our unity with or
  participation in the divine reality (Brahman)