Vedas For Dummies — Structure
<p>This blog post is second in the series “Vedas For Dummies” describing the structure of the Vedas. Before reading this post get an overview of the Vedas by reading my earlier post: <a href="https://medium.com/@SreevasS/vedas-for-dummies-introduction-20da7713900c#.zhbe0fif6" rel="noopener">Vedas For Dummies — Introduction</a></p>
<p>There is a multi-layered structure to the Vedas. I start with explaining the terminology and a summary is provided in the Table towards the end of the post.</p>
<p><strong>Schools</strong></p>
<p>The chief subdivisions of the Vedas are the schools or branches (<em>sakha</em>). The concept of schools was created by Yajurvedins and the other three Vedas followed it, not by creating compositions (as mentioned in earlier post Rig and Sama Veda existed before Yajur Veda) but by assigning them a place.</p>
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