writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity

(Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families

a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils

(Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families

a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils