 A reader sent us a question (actually several questions) by e-mail regarding the Vedas, which are the ultimate religious texts in Hinduism. They are the earliest texts and devotees believe that they are the ultimate authroity on religious and spiritual matters.
While we have a page with some general information about the Vedas, we unfortunately don't have enough information to answer our reader's questions. So we have listed his questions here and hope that any scholars or anyone with an interest and knowledge of the Vedas please post your comments so that we may pass along the information. If you have an answer to any of the questions, just let us know (you don't have to answer them all).
Of course if you would prefer NOT to post your comments about the Vedas publicly, you can always e-mail them to us instead.
--------------------------- 1. When was Veda's born? How?
--- 2. Who first wrote Veda book? Which period?
--- 3. Was Veda originally one book and then divided into four parts later? Is it true? Why? When?
--- 4. Which is the oldest "veda books" available today? Which place is it? Who wrote it? When?
--- 5. Which is the world "oldest manuscripts" of Veda's? Which museum has it? Many people said it's in Britain, Germany, Pennsylvania, Southern India. Which place(s) is it exactly? Does anyone have list of official record of Veda's oldest manuscripts.
--- 6. How the initial version of Veda's got lost? When? Then, which version of Veda's are we following today? Who collected all the mantras and wrote the four Veda books again?
--- 7. Mostly we claimed Veda's are 5000-6000 years old (oldest book). Who authenticated this history? Where is evidence?
--- 8. It is read that during creation of earth, Veda's were raised from the sea during "Sagar Manthan". This means earth is million years old, how did Veda knowledge survived till today? Who protected Veda's?
--- 9. Which is "last ancient edition of Veda's" available today? Who wrote this version? When?
--- 10. Which organisation has official information about Veda's & its lost manuscripts?
--- 11. Where can I buy four Veda books? Which is the best-authenticated and non-translated form of Veda's books available today? The most trusted one.
--- 12. Which book contains information about Veda's such as manuscripts information and other important details?
--- 13. Today on what basis publishers print Veda books? Which author/version of Veda's do they mostly refer?
--- 14. Where can I buy Sanskrit-to-Hindi complete dictionary? Which is the best-authenticated and trusted one.
--- 15. What is Fifth Veda all about?
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