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Shadvimsha Brahmana
A Samavedic text associated with the Panchavimsha Brahmana tradition.
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Shaiva Agamas
A family of Shaiva scriptures concerned with theology, temple worship, ritual and spiritual practice.
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Shakta Tantras
A diverse family of Goddess-centred scriptures; practice and theology are lineage dependent.
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Shatapatha Brahmana
An extensive Brahmana of the White Yajurveda with ritual explanations, narratives and cosmological reflection.
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Shiva Purana
Shiva Purana is one of the eighteen traditionally enumerated Mahapuranas. Its narrative, ritual and theological materials must be read in the context of the chosen recension.
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Shukla Yajurveda
The White Yajurveda includes the Vajasaneyi Samhita, distinguished from the mixed arrangement of the Black Yajurveda.
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Shvetashvatara Upanishad
Theological and contemplative teaching links Rudra, divine power, yoga and ultimate reality.
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Skanda Purana
Skanda Purana is one of the eighteen traditionally enumerated Mahapuranas. Its narrative, ritual and theological materials must be read in the context of the chosen recension.
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Smriti & Dharmashastra
Literature of dharma, social duties, jurisprudence and religious conduct.
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Sutras
Concise instructional traditions, including domestic and dharma sutras.
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Taittiriya Aranyaka
An Aranyaka of the Taittiriya tradition, including materials associated with the Taittiriya Upanishad.
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Taittiriya Brahmana
Ritual exposition within the Taittiriya tradition of the Black Yajurveda.
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Taittiriya Upanishad
Instruction, layers of human experience and inquiry into Brahman are central to this Upanishad.
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Vaikhanasa Agamas
A Vaishnava ritual and temple tradition prominent in the worship of Vishnu.
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Vaisheshika Sutra
A foundational Vaisheshika text concerning categories, substances and knowledge.
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Vamana Purana
Vamana Purana is one of the eighteen traditionally enumerated Mahapuranas. Its narrative, ritual and theological materials must be read in the context of the chosen recension.
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