What is Sruti Prasthana?

The Vedas and the Upanishads are Sruti Prasthana, that is, revealed texts. ‘Sruti’ literally means that which is heard, and is considered as sacred knowledge that has been handed down from days of yore through the oral tradition of communication. The Bhagavad Gita, the Puranas, etc, are known as Smriti Prasthana.

Is Vedanta a shruti or Smriti?

These are Shruti Smriti and Nyaya. So, among the Shruti there are the Upanishads that are to be commented upon, among the Smriti there is the Bhagavad Gita that is to be commented upon, and among Nyaya there is the Vedanta sutras that is to be commented upon.

Who wrote Prasthanatrayi?

The Brahma Sutra written by Badarayana expresses the main points of Vedantic philosophy in concise aphorisms. These three great texts together is known as the Prastanatrayi and form the very core of Vedantic study.

Which is included in Prasthanatrayi?

It consists of: The Upanishads, known as Upadesha prasthana (injunctive texts), and the Śruti prasthāna (the starting point or axiom of revelation), especially the Principal Upanishads. The Brahma Sutras, known as Sutra prasthana or Nyaya prasthana or Yukti prasthana (logical text or axiom of logic)

Who wrote Bhagavad Gita?

Vyasa
Bhagavad Gita/Authors

What is meant by the term Shruti?

Shruti, (Sanskrit: “What Is Heard”) in Hinduism, the most-revered body of sacred literature, considered to be the product of divine revelation. Shruti works are considered to have been heard and transmitted by earthly sages, as contrasted to Smriti, or that which is remembered by ordinary human beings.

Is Ramayana Shruti or Smriti?

Ramayana is an Itihaasa. Itihaasa is the documentation of important events during or around the time of happening of the event. Ramayana was written by Valmiki a contemporary of Rama and therefore is an Itihaasa.

What are the Shruti scriptures?

The Shruti texts are ancient scriptures consisting of poems, chants and reflections. The most authoritative are called the Vedas and the Upanishads. Many Hindus believe that Rishis received the Vedas through divine inspiration and that this wisdom has been passed down by rote learning through the generations.

What is Prasthan Trayee?

Prasthanatrayi (प्रस्थानत्रयी), literally, three sources (or axioms), refers to the three canonical texts of theology having epistemic authority, especially of the Vedanta schools.

Who wrote Brahma Sutras?

Badarayana
Brahma Sutras/Authors
The Brahma Sūtras (Sanskrit: ब्रह्म सूत्र) is a Sanskrit text, attributed to the sage Badarayana or sage Vyasa, estimated to have been completed in its surviving form in approx. 400–450 CE, while the original version might be ancient and composed between 500 BCE and 200 BCE.

How many Upanishads are there?

There are over 200 Upanishads but the traditional number is 108. Of them, only 10 are the principal Upanishads: Isha, Kena, Katha, Prashan, Mundaka, Mandukya, Tattiriya, Aitareya, Chhandogya and Brihadaranyaka.