Sacred Elements in Hindu Religion

Hinduism is a vast and profound religion. Some of the sacred elements that characterize Hindu religious traditions are the Hindu scriptures, the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the main deities. One of the most important beliefs in Hinduism is acceptance. They have scriptures, mythologies that deal with many elements of life which are considered unacceptable. For example, Gita (considered to be main scripture which tells way of Hindu life, its duties) has story about Dropadi who is married to 5 brothers. Gita has story about Lord Krishna who married 30,000 wives who were widowed in war. Ramayana (story of Lord Ram) who is has one wife and he is faithful to her. Through many stories they are taught about accepting evil in world because there is always good in it. There is story about a prince who proves to his evil father that god is everywhere, in everyone, in every living and not living elements. Arshan (2006) stated, “The Vedas form as the basis for sacred element of Hinduism. The word Veda literally means wisdom or knowledge. It is the term applied to the oldest of the Hindu scriptures, originally transmitted orally and then subsequently preserved in written form. The Vedas contain hymns, prayers and ritual texts composed over a period of one thousand years. The term Vedas refers to the entire collection of these wisdom books, also known as the samhitas, which include the rig-Veda, the samaveda, the yajur-veda and the athara-veda. Each of these texts consists of three parts: (1) the mantras, hymns of praise to the gods; (2) the brahmanas, a guide for practicing ritual rights, and (3) the upanishads, the most important part of which deals with teachings on religious truth or doctrine. The samhitas are the basis of Vedic Hinduism, the most significant of the group being the rig-Veda. This collection of hymns, originally composed in Sanskrit, praises the various Hindu deities, including Indra, Soma, Varuna and Mitra.
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