Few Things about Hindu Scripture

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Number of Vedas - Four

1. Rig Veda
2. Yajur Veda
3. Sam Veda
4. Atharva Veda

Branches of Rig Veda - 21
Branches of Yajur Veda - 101
Branches of Sam Veda - 1000
Branches of Atharva Veda - 9
Number of Brahman Granthas - 1131
Important Ayurvedas Books -

1. Charak Samhita by Charak
2. Shushrut Samhita by Shushrut

The author of Dhanur Veda - Maharshi Vishwamitra
The author of Gandharva Veda - Devarshi Narad
The author of Jyotish Shastra - Maharshi Parashar and Bhaskaracharya
Number of Darshan Shastra - 6

1. Mimansa
2. Sankhya
3. Yoga
4. Nyay
5. Vedanta
6. Veysheshik

Writter of Mimansa Darshan - Gemini
Writter of Sankhya Darshan - Kapil
Writter of Yoga Darshan - Patanjali
Writter of Nyay Darshan - Gautam
Writter of Vedant Darshan - Ved Vyas
Number of Puranas - 18
Writter of Puranas - Ved Vyas
Number of Sanskaras in Hinduism- 16
Types of Pranayama - 8

• Surya Bhedi
• Ujjahi Sheetkari
• Sheetali
• Bhastrika
• Bhramari
• Murcha
• Plavani

Four Yugas

1. Sat Yug ( 17,28,000 years )
2. Treta Yug ( 12,96,000 years )
3. Dwapar Yug ( 8,64,000 years )
4. Kal Yug ( 43,02,000 years)

Five important Sampradaya of Sanatan Dharma

1. Vaishnav Smapradaya ( worship to Lord Vishnu )
2. Shaiva Sampradaya ( worship to Lord Shiva )
3. Shakt Sampradaya ( worship to Bhagwati Durga )
4. Saur Sampradaya ( worship to Sun )
5. Ganpatya Sampradaya ( worship to Lord Ganesha )

Origin: Indian Subcontinent.

Founder: No single founder.

Existence: The World's oldest religion (more than 10,000 years old).

Sacred books: Bhagvadgita, Vedas, Upanishadas, Puranas, Ramayana, Mahabharata.

Oldest Literature: Rigveda is considered as world's oldest religious text.

Third largest religion in the world.

Population: More than one billion approximately (13% of world population). Most of the Hindus reside in India.