The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2592 page)
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a, or the duties required by the
Veda
, Uttara-M
m
s
explores the religious and philosophical speculations of the Upani
ads. The
Ved
nta S
tra
then becomes the major text on which subsequent commentaries are made.
Veda
, Uttara-M
msexplores the religious and philosophical speculations of the Upaniads. TheVed
nta Strathen becomes the major text on which subsequent commentaries are made.
V
V
c
c(Skt., from
vac
, ‘speech’). The Hindu goddess of speech, the manifestation of sound. From early Vedic times, reliance on the sacred oral teachings ‘heard’ by the
is
, properly intoned and accented, thrust the folk-divinity V
c into prominence. In the
Tantric
tradition she is also celebrated as Para-v
c, Transcendental Speech, the mother of all sacred
mantras
.
vac
, ‘speech’). The Hindu goddess of speech, the manifestation of sound. From early Vedic times, reliance on the sacred oral teachings ‘heard’ by the
is, properly intoned and accented, thrust the folk-divinity V
c into prominence. In theTantric
tradition she is also celebrated as Para-v
c, Transcendental Speech, the mother of all sacredmantras
.
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