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	Vedic religion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Vedic period is held to have ended around 500 BC, Vedic religion gradually diversifying into the historical Dharmic religions, notably Hinduism, in parts conservative (see Śrauta), in parts fundamentally reformed (see Vedanta and Buddhism, an offshoot of late Vedic religion).
		The Hindu rites of cremation develop during the Vedic period; while they are attested from early times in the Cemetery H culture, there is a late Rigvedic reference in RV 10.15.14, invoking forefathers "both cremated (agnidagdhá-) and uncremated (ánagnidagdha-)", indicating convergence of Aryan (Indo-Iranian) and pre-Aryan traditions.
		Vedic religion gradually diversified into the 'Hindu' paths of Yoga and Vedanta, a religious path considering itself the 'essence' of the Vedas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vedic_religion (746 words)

	Vedic priesthood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Vedic priesthood is the collective term for the priests of the Vedic religion(similar to witch doctors of tribal africa).
		The rising importance of the Adhvaryu probably coincided with the codification of the Yajurveda, linguistically corresponding to the samhita prose phase of Vedic Sanskrit of roughly 1000 BC.
		The division of the Agnihotra among the Hotar, the Udgatar and the Adhvaryu is directly comparable to the Celtic priesthood as reported by Strabo, with the Druids as high priests, the Bards doing the chanting and the Vates performing the actual sacrifice.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vedic_priesthood (562 words)

	Vedic Medicine -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Maharishi Vedic Medicine is on the forefront of "alternative" medicines and aims at being a complementary system to exist alongside modern, western medicine.
		The Vedic civilization is the Indo-Aryan culture associated with the Vedas, the earliest known records of Indian history.
		Mainstream scholarship places the Vedic civilization into the 2nd and 1st millennia BC, with some claims dating it as early as the 5th millennium BC based on alleged astronomical information in the texts.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/156/vedic-medicine.html (1045 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Priesthood
		Even in the ancient Vedic hymns a special priesthood is distinguishable, for although originally the father of the family was also the offerer of sacrifice, he usually sought the co-operation of a Brahmin.
		The latter are the Levites in the narrow sense.
		The origin of the universal priesthood extends back, as is known, to St. Peter, who declares the faithful, in their character of Christians, "a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices", and "a chosen generation, a kingly priesthood" (1 Peter 2:5, 9).
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/12409a.htm (11904 words)

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		Vedic Hindus prized womanly virtues, and by law sonless fathers could bequeath property to daughters or arrange her marriage to relatives for male heirs.
		Vedic astronomy is based on lunar months daily aligned to star positions and related to 3-year and 5-year solar cycles.
		Vedic astronomy was applied to astrology, and the rishi seers contemplated the universe's nature and genesis.
	www.geocities.com /RainForest/Canopy/4965/arya.htm (1961 words)

	Vedic religion - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		To the rishis, the hymns of the Rigveda and other Vedic hymns divinely revealed and they were rather "hearers", of divine revelation.
		The Vedic period is held to have ended around 500 BC, Vedic religion gradually diversifying into the historical Dharmic religions.
		The main names of deities of the Vedic pantheon were Indra, Agni (fire), and Soma.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Vedic_religion (927 words)

	Rigveda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The chief gods of the Rigveda are Agni, the sacrificial fire, Indra, a heroic god that is praised for having slain his enemy Vrtra, and Soma, the sacred potion, or the plant it is made from.
		After their composition, the texts were preserved and codified by a vast body of Vedic priesthood as the central philosophy of the Iron Age Vedic civilization.
		This statement stresses the underlying philosophy of the Vedic books that there is a connection (bandhu) between the astronomical, the physiological, and the spiritual.
	www.airandspace.org /encyclopedia/Rig_Veda (3210 words)

	A Vedic Reader (Excerpts)
		The Vedic metres, which are the foundation of the Classical Sanskrit metres except two, have a, quantitative rhythm in which short and long syllables alternate and, which is of a generally iambic type.
		In their structure the Vedic metres thus come half way between the metres of the Indo-Iranian period, in which, as the Avesta shows, the principle is the number of syllables only, and) those of Classical Sanskrit, in which (except the sloka) the quantity of every single syllable in the line is fixed.
		The conclusion from the Vedic evidence that Mitra was a solar deity, is corroborated by the Avesta and by Persian religion in general, where Mithra is undoubtedly a sun-god or a god of light specially connected with the sun.
	www.sacred-texts.com /hin/vedaread.htm (18972 words)

	VNN Editorial - Jethro, The Druze And Vedic Origins
		Further, this paper attempts to indicate a relationship between Vedic civilization and Judaism, through Jethro, the major prophet of the Druze, and urges scholars of Judaic and Indic studies to pursue this line of inquiry.
		For instance, their scriptures, like the Vedic puranas and itihasas, and unlike chronicles of Middle Eastern religions, describe history dating back hundreds of millions of years, with incarnations of God in a human form appearing at regular intervals.
		To find a spiritual culture with such unmistakable Vedic influence in Israel was astonishing, and this impromptu ethnographic research should be valuable for scholars investigating the connection between India and the Middle East.
	www.vnn.org /editorials/ET0307/ET23-8242.html (2795 words)

	Vedic Astrology in TutorGig Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Vedic science is the term used in modern attempts to systematize ancient scientific thought to be found in early Indian scriptures, especially the Vedas.
		Vedic altars are the precursors to the later Hindu temple.
		Vedic astrology or Jyotish is commonly used to this day, and in China Chinese astrology has...The History of astrology encompasses a great span of human history and many cultures.
	www.tutorgig.com /es/Vedic+Astrology (768 words)

	Essays in Indian History: The Aryan Invasion - Theories and Counter-Theories, Harappa and Vedic Civilization
		It is not inconceivable that the Vedic Brahmin developed as a composite of the Harappan priest and the priest of an invading (or migrating) tribe or clan.
		It is important to note that much of the Vedic literature - both in the style and substance of it's verses, appears to be uniquely Indian, and it is not impossible that at least some of the verses may have Harappan origin.
		Vedic influences on the civilizations in Bengal, Assam and Orissa were initially almost minimal, and these Eastern civilizations largely followed their own (and somewhat unique trajectories), as did the civilizations of South India - absorbing Vedic philosophical concepts gradually and only partially.
	india_resource.tripod.com /aryan.html (4426 words)

	Vedanta
		The expressions “Vedic religion” and “Vedism” are sometimes used to refer to the religion of Vedic hymns; sometimes more broadly to the religion of the total corpus of the Veda, down to the Upanishads, and therefore include the Brahmanas, etc. It is convenient here to use broader sense.
		Further, Vedic mythology richly indicates the interplay of the invaders' beliefs and cultus with that of those they conquered, together with earlier strata of conflict.
		By consequence earlier Vedic hymns and Brahmanas, etc., were interpreted from standpoint of later synthesis, and thus to large extent traditional Hindu views of Veda differ from account given above and of modern scholarly investigations of evolution of Vedic polytheism.
	www.msu.edu /~puhek/miem/Vedanta.html (1551 words)

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		Vedic cosmology perceives three interrelating worlds-a physical world, an astral world of the ancestors, the souls of the dead and demi-gods, and a causal universe of deities, of Supreme Being and primal energy; plus a fourth netherworld.
		Vedic astronomy was applied to astrology, and the Brahmin astrologers closely observed the skies.
		Vedic society taught four ashrama stages of life: studentship (7-21); family life (21-49); elder advisor (50-57/60); vanaprasha, the person becomes a religious seaker 57/60+), in which the individual seeks enlightenment.
	www.angelfire.com /folk/boutios/Dhruveda.html (5878 words)

	RealMagick Article: The Celtic Vedic Connection, Part I by Neil MacGregor Campbell
		One of the most striking comparisons to be found between the Celtic and Vedic pantheon is that of a Goddess named Danu and the myths surrounding her (also known in Celtic traditions as Don, Dana and possibly also Anu or Ana).
		Danu in the Vedic myth is bondage and restraint and her son Vrtra is the constrictor.
		In the Vedic myth Danu is the mother of darkness, representative of the state of unmanifest being or She may be the mother of the forces of maya.
	realmagick.com /articles/94/1494.html (4543 words)

	Priest - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Epistle to the Hebrews draws a distinction between the two types of priesthood; it teaches that atonement by Jesus Christ has made the hiereus or sacerdotal priesthood redundant, in terms of the sacrifices the Jews previously offered.
		Catholics and Orthodox believe that there is a new priesthood in the sense of the presbyteros, which offers the one sacrifice of Jesus in the form of the Eucharist.
		Priests of denominations that are more minimalist in their approach might wear nothing more elaborate than an academic gown.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Priest (1304 words)

	City Line (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Nagpur has witnessed many conferences but this was a conference with a difference as probably for the first time in the history of city hundreds of "trained women priests" gathered at Shaw auditorium proficient in the religious knowledge and rites and rituals practised for the thousands of years.
		Priesthood has always been considered as male bastion and even the scriptures were not in favour of women.
		Quoting extensively from various Vedic literature’s Dr. Jichkar firmly stated that contrary to popular perception women were granted full rights in vedic texts to be Purohit and conduct vedic rituals and hence controversy like whether women should chant vedic hymns is meaningless.
	www.nagpurcity.net /cityline/991005.html (829 words)

	Rigveda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Rigveda (Sanskrit: ऋग्वेद ṛgveda, a tatpurusha compound of ṛc "praise, verse" and veda "knowledge") is a collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns counted among the four Hindu religious texts known as the Vedas.
		It also contains fragmentary references to possible historical events, notably the struggle between the early Vedic people (known as Vedic Aryans, a subgroup of the Indo-Aryans) and their enemies, the Dasa.
		It contains the Nadistuti sukta which is in praise of rivers and is important for the reconstruction of the geography of the Vedic civilization and the Purusha sukta which has significance in Hindu tradition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rig-Veda (2612 words)

	AR17 - ACADEME LASHES BACK
		Even within the mainstream scientific community-somewhat removed from the priesthood, though more open-minded-experts in the history of archaeology and anthropology recognize the book as a work of genuine scholarship, and that it contributes to their fields, even if they disagree with its conclusions.
		David Frawley, a Vedic scholar with the American Institute of Vedic Studies in Santa Fe, New Mexico, roundly dismisses the idea of an Aryan invasion of India as a contrivance, as does James Schaeffer, another expert in Indian archaeology.
		Just as certain priesthoods of old feared the introduction of ideas that could undermine the dominant paradigm of the day, so does the modern priesthood of scientific materialism, which attempts to dictate who we are, where we come from, and where we are going.
	www.atlantisrising.com /issue17/academelashesback.html (1934 words)

	The Melchizedek Teachings in the Orient; The Urantia Book: Paper 94
		Their religious forms of worship followed closely the ceremonial practices of their earlier Andite forebears in that the father still functioned as a priest and the mother as a priestess, and the family hearth was still utilized as an altar.
		The Vedic cult was then in process of growth and metamorphosis under the direction of the Brahman caste of teacher-priests, who were gradually assuming control over the expanding ritual of worship.
		The vast Vedic priesthood itself floundered and sank beneath the fl flood of inertia and pessimism which their own selfish and unwise presumption had brought upon all India.
	www.ubfellowship.org /newbook/papers/p094.htm (6897 words)

	Vedic priesthood: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering...
		Soma (sanskrit) or haoma (avestan) (from proto-indo-iranian sauma)is a ritual drink of importance in vedic* and early iranian cultures....
		The earliest latin writers used vates to denote "prophets" and soothsayers in general; the word fell into disuse in latin until it was revived by virgil performing the actual sacrifice.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/v/ve/vedic_priesthood.htm (491 words)

	Priest Encyclopedia @ HigherPower.org (Higher Power) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Their office or position is the priesthood, a term which may also apply to such persons collectively.
		The New Testament Epistle to the Hebrews draws a distinction between the Jewish priesthood and that of Christ; it teaches that the sacrificial atonement made by Jesus Christ has made the Jewish priesthood redundant.
		Garments traceable in origin to the ancient Roman dalmatic, such as the alb, surplice or stikharion, are very common, as is the stole, but these are not worn universally.
	higherpower.org /encyclopedia/Priest (1319 words)

	BPrasad's Blog - B.S.V. Prasad web blogs, BPrasad blogger in India,
		This may mean that the speakers of Vedic had already lived in close association with other linguistic groups for a long period before composing the Vedas.
		The Saraswati was the most important river of the Vedic people; it has long been noted that the Saraswati was the one river mentioned the most times in the Rg Veda[4].
		Both in Vedic and later times, and certainly during the time of the Mahabharata, it was the most important and holiest of all Indian rivers, and the Brahmavarta was clearly the most densely settled region of India.
	www.sulekha.com /expressions/column.asp?cid=305894 (2453 words)

	Hindunet: The Hindu Universe: The Vedic roots (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Consequently, the Papacy in Rome was a Vedic priesthood until a haughty neo-convert Roman Emperor Constantine pounced on the Vatican around 312 A.D, slew the Vedic pontiff and installed in his place a representative of the tiny Christian sect.
		The icons of Lord Shiva which the slain Vedic priest and his Vedic predecessors used to worship are still in display in the Vaticans Etruscan museum.
		For instance, the Brahma of Vedic tradition is spelled as Abraham in Jewish and Christian and Ibrahim in by Muslims.
	www.hindunet.org /forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=ancientindia&Number=54802&Main=54590 (4161 words)

	Essays in Indian History: The Aryan Invasion - Theories and Counter-Theories, Harappa and after
		This would bolster the argument that Brahmins of the Vedic age emerged from the Harappan priesthood, and not from an Aryan invasion.
		It is not inconceivable that the Vedic Brahmin developed as a composite of the Harappan priest and the priest of an invading tribe or clan.
		Vedic influences on the civilizations in Bengal, Assam and Orissa were almost minimal, and these Eastern civilizations largely followed their own (and somewhat unique trajectories), as did the civilizations of Central India, Rajasthan, Sindh, Gujarat and South India.
	www.members.tripod.com /~INDIA_RESOURCE/aryan-old.html (3640 words)

	Routinization of Charisma in Early Christianity
		All ethical prophets, by virtue of their rejection of magic, were necessarily skeptical of the priestly enterprise, as Buddha had nothing to do with the knowledge and rituals of the Vedic priesthood in his quest for salvation.
		The more officaldom of priesthood and system of dogma were established, the more early Christian bishops opposed against the pneumatics and heroic sectaries.
		The driving force for canonization and dogmatization is simple interests of the priesthood in securing its own position against attack by the prophets and against scepticism of the laity.
	homepage.mac.com /abukuma/weberian/moriyukis/christ/rout_chri.html (6986 words)

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