shruti
श्रुति śruti'That which is heard': the revealed, authorless Veda, the highest category of Hindu scripture, including the Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, and Upanishads.
Where this term appears
- Shruti and Smriti: what counts as Hindu scripture? Scriptures
He calls them shruti , "that which is heard." And in the grammar of Hindu scripture, that single word is a ranking.
- What are the Puranas? Scriptures
They are not shruti , "that which was heard," the Vedic revelation the seers are said to have perceived directly at the foundation of things.
- What are the Upanishads? Scriptures
They also belong to a category the tradition calls shruti , "that which was heard." Shruti is the highest tier of Hindu scripture, understood as revelation rather than human composition, and it is distinguished…
- What are the Vedas? Scriptures
They are shruti ( SHROO-ti ), a word that means, plainly, "that which is heard".
- Āgama and Veda: two revelations Lineages
The Veda and the Āgama are the two revelations of Hinduism. The Veda is śruti, "heard," held to be authorless and eternal; the Āgama or Tantra is the revealed word…
- Hinduism and Buddhism: the difference Essentials
Classical Hinduism accepts the Vedas as shruti , revealed and authoritative scripture, the ultimate court of appeal in matters of dharma and truth.
- How the Vedas Were Preserved History
The Veda is shruti — "that which is heard." It is not thought of as a book that was written, or even, in the strict view, as something composed at all.
- The History of Sanatana Dharma: A Timeline History
Sanatana Dharma has no founder and no single date of birth. It is the cumulative tradition of the Indian subcontinent, built up over more than three thousand years,…