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Old 28-03-2011, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by nathanielfirst
hello, I was wondering if anyone can think of a resource like a website or book that shows many of the various hindu sects and which scriptures each holds to be true. this is proving so difficult for me to find, yet if I could find a simple list, my study of hinduism would be much easier.
could anyone help out?

hi nathanielfirst, it may be a difficult to get all the scriptures systematically organized as you desire. i believe this is so 'coz most hindu wisdom was handed down thru the "shruti" tradition i.e. by word of mouth from guru to shishya. thus it is also possible that some of this esoteric knowledge may be lost or available to a few chosen ones. it was possible for men to memorise entire volumes of knowledge by mere recitation due to their sharpness of intellect (during the present kali yuga man's intelligence and life span as well as the quality of life are supposed to diminish by each passing day) thousands of years ago. printing presses as we know is a relatively recent invention.
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