Dharmic Scriptures Jews have the Torah the 5

Dharmic Scriptures Jews have the Torah (the 5 books of Moses; the Tanakh or “written Torah”) Christians have the Bible (the compilation of 66 books [39 in the Old Testament & 27 in the New Testament] and 4 [out of 80] Gospels) Muslims have the Quran (the ‘revealed’ word heard by Muhammad and redacted up to at least a few decades after his death) …what do we have? Dharma 101 – Decoding Hinduism © 2005 Niraj Mohanka - Vraj Bhoomi Presentation

Dharmic Scriptures Overview: (approx. 10, 000 total; 3, 000 primary) Upanishads (~200) Upa-Vedas (6) Vedas (Samhitas) (4; 12) Puranas (~200) Ancillary Vedic Lit. (~300) Itihaasa (3) Vedangas Brahmanas (20) Aranyakas (6) Shruti (Saffron) Dharma 101 – Decoding Hinduism Revelation; that which is heard. (500 in 6 classes) Parables (500) Bhagavad Gita Agamas (~500) Smrti (Gold) Misc. Sampradayas’ Shastras (6000+) Dharma Shastras (20+) Key Darshana Shastras (2, 000+) Tradition; that which is written. © 2005 Niraj Mohanka - Vraj Bhoomi Presentation

Organization of these 10, 000 Dharmic Scriptures? This massive encyclopedia of spiritual wisdom needs to be brought together into one convenient ‘User Manual’ Dharma 101 – Decoding Hinduism © 2005 Niraj Mohanka - Vraj Bhoomi Presentation

Dharma Veda Overview: (new Holy Book) The Dharma Veda will be an up-to-date, scientific and spiritual manual for Dharmins (Hindus). It will contain chapters summarizing the best shlokas from: Ø Vedas, Upavedas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads, Ø Itihaasa-Puranas, Agamas, Shastras, Sutras, Bhashyas, Gita, Ø & valuable wisdom from numerous Sampradayas & modern content It will be updated every 12 years and presented to the Dharmasya (global Dharmic Community) at the Maha-Kumbha Mela (as per the suggestion of Sankaracharya 1200+ years ago). It will be a LIVING SCRIPTURE (and NOT a closed canon - as with the Christian Bible or the Muslim Quran). Dharma 101 – Decoding Hinduism © 2005 Niraj Mohanka - Vraj Bhoomi Presentation