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Indian Religious Books
Mainly dominated by the believers of Hinduism, India is a secular country where religious scriptures of all religions are respected equally. It is this unity in diversity in India which makes it one of the culturally and religiously pious countries in the world. Believers of all religions respect their sacred religious texts or books and so do they value the scriptures of other religions. Such beauty of Indian societies and cultures remain highly appealing to turn this nation an amalgamation of the true religious spirit.
Religions and Religious Texts
Being in the majority, Hindus comprise of the largest number of Indian population and so are the citizens with faith in Hindu religion are privileged upon others. As India is a secular and sovereign country with its constitution compelling all citizens to abide by it and respect all religious texts, it is here that the sacred books of all religions including Hinduism are respected. Citizens are bound by the law to respect their religions and don't hurt sentiments of the believers of rest religions through defaming or disrespecting texts. Some religions and books which the followers of religions respect in India are as follows:-
Hinduism Religion and its Religious Texts
- Vedas
- Shastras
- Puranas
- Bhagavad Gita et al
Islam Religion and its Religious Texts
- The Holy Quran
Sikhism Religion and its Religious Texts
- Guru Granth Sahib
- Adi Granth & Dasam Granth
- Sarbloh Granth & Five Banis
Christianity Religion and its Religious Texts
- The Bible
- The Apocrypha
Buddhism Religion and its Religious Texts
- Tripitaka or Pali Canon
- Mahayana Sutras
- Tibetan Book of the Dead
Jewish Religion and its Religious Texts
- Tanakh
- Torah
- Talmud: The Oral Torah
- Midrash & Responsa
- The Septuagint & Zohar
Jainism Religion and its Religious Texts
- Agama
Parsi Religion and its Religious Texts
- Avesta
- Gathas & Yasna
- Vendidad & Visperad
- Yashts & Khordeh Avesta
- Ab-Zohr & Ahuna Vairya Invocation
Many other smaller religions exist in certain parts of India besides the above mentioned major religions. The believers of all religions prevailing in this country do respect their own religious texts and at the same time, they ensure that the sacred texts or scriptures of others religions should be respected to maintain a secular identity and spirit of this country.
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