clasification

Vedas (Śruti)

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├── Vedāṅgas

├── Upavedas

├── Upaniṣads

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├── Smṛti

│ ├── Dharma Śāstras

│ ├── Gṛhya & Śrauta Sūtras

│ └── Bhagavad Gītā

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├── Itihāsa

│ ├── Rāmāyaṇa

│ └── Mahābhārata

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├── Purāṇas

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├── Āgamas

│ ├── Vaiṣṇava

│ │ ├── Pāñcarātra

│ │ └── Vaikhānasa

│ ├── Śaiva

│ └── Śākta

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├── Six Āstika Darśanas

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└── Living Sampradāyas

      ├── Sri Vaishnava

      ├── Madhva

      ├── Gaudiya

      ├── Vallabha

      ├── Shaiva

      ├── Shakta

      └── Smarta

SANĀTANA DHARMA

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├── I. ŚRUTI (Revealed Scriptures)

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│ ├── Ṛg Veda

│ ├── Yajur Veda

│ ├── Sāma Veda

│ └── Atharva Veda

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│ Each Veda contains:

│ • Saṁhitā

│ • Brāhmaṇa

│ • Āraṇyaka

│ • Upaniṣad

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├── II. VEDĀṄGAS (Six Auxiliary Sciences)

│ • Śikṣā

│ • Vyākaraṇa

│ • Nirukta

│ • Chandas

│ • Kalpa

│ • Jyotiṣa

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├── III. UPAVEDAS

│ • Āyurveda

│ • Dhanurveda

│ • Gāndharvaveda

│ • Sthāpatya (Śilpa) Veda

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├── IV. SMṚTI

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│ ├── Dharma Śāstras

│ ├── Gṛhya & Śrauta Sūtras

│ ├── Bhagavad Gītā

│ └── Other Smṛtis

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├── V. ITIHĀSA

│ • Rāmāyaṇa

│ • Mahābhārata

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├── VI. PURĀṆAS

│ • 18 Mahāpurāṇas

│ • Upapurāṇas

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├── VII. ĀGAMAS

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│ ├── Vaiṣṇava

│ │ ├── Pāñcarātra

│ │ └── Vaikhānasa

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│ ├── Śaiva

│ └── Śākta

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├── VIII. SIX ĀSTIKA DARŚANAS

│ • Nyāya

│ • Vaiśeṣika

│ • Sāṅkhya

│ • Yoga

│ • Pūrva Mīmāṃsā

│ • Vedānta (Uttara Mīmāṃsā)

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├── IX. NĀSTIKA DARŚANAS

│ • Buddhism

│ • Jainism

│ • Cārvāka

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└── X. LIVING SAMPRADĀYAS

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    ├── Vaiṣṇava

    │ ├── Śrī Vaiṣṇava

    │ ├── Mādhva

    │ ├── Gauḍīya

    │ ├── Vallabha

    │ └── Nimbārka

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    ├── Śaiva

    ├── Śākta

    └── Smārta

Śrī Vaiṣṇava Tradition

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├── Vedas

├── Upaniṣads

├── Bhagavad Gītā

├── Brahma Sūtras

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├── Divya Prabandham

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├── Pāñcarātra & Vaikhānasa Āgamas

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└── Ācārya Granthas

    ├── Nāthamuni

    ├── Āḷavandār

    ├── Bhagavad Rāmānuja

    ├── Vedānta Deśika

    ├── Piḷḷai Lokācārya

    └── Maṇavāḷa Māmunigaḷ

Series Title

The Hindu Scriptural Tradition – A Guided Journey Through Sanātana Dharma

PART I – The Foundation

What is Sanātana Dharma?

What is meant by Śruti and Smṛti?

The Four Vedas – An Introduction

Para Vidyā and Apara Vidyā

PART II – The Four Vedas

Ṛg Veda – The Veda of Hymns

Yajur Veda – The Veda of Sacrifice

Sāma Veda – The Veda of Divine Music

Atharva Veda – The Veda of Daily Life

PART III – Inside Every Veda

Saṁhitā – The Collection of Mantras

Brāhmaṇa – The Science of Rituals

Āraṇyaka – The Forest Teachings

Upaniṣads – The Crown of the Vedas

PART IV – The Vedāṅgas

Why the Vedāṅgas Were Needed

Śikṣā – The Science of Pronunciation

Vyākaraṇa – Sanskrit Grammar

Nirukta – The Meaning of Vedic Words

Chandas – The Science of Vedic Metre

Kalpa – Ritual Procedures

Jyotiṣa – Time and Sacred Rituals

PART V – The Upavedas

Āyurveda – The Science of Life

Dhanurveda – The Science of Warfare

Gāndharvaveda – Music and Performing Arts

Sthāpatya (Śilpa) Veda – Temple Architecture and Sculpture

PART VI – Smṛti Literature

What is Smṛti?

Dharma Śāstras

Gṛhya, Śrauta and Dharma Sūtras

Bhagavad Gītā – The Universal Scripture

PART VII – Itihāsa

Why the Rāmāyaṇa is Called Itihāsa

The Mahābhārata – The Fifth Veda

Lessons from the Two Great Epics

PART VIII – Purāṇas

What are the Purāṇas?

The Eighteen Mahāpurāṇas

Upapurāṇas and Their Importance

PART IX – Āgamas

What are the Āgamas?

Vaiṣṇava Āgamas

Pāñcarātra Āgama

Vaikhānasa Āgama

Śaiva Āgamas

Śākta Āgamas

PART X – Philosophy

What is Darśana?

The Six Āstika Darśanas

Vedānta – The Culmination of Vedic Thought

Buddhism, Jainism and Cārvāka – The Nāstika Schools

PART XI – Living Traditions

What is a Sampradāya?

The Major Vaiṣṇava Sampradāyas

The Śrī Vaiṣṇava Sampradāya

The Śaiva Traditions

The Śākta Traditions

The Smārta Tradition

Grand Finale

How All Hindu Scriptures Form One Integrated Tradition

 a Sri Vaishnava appendix

of about 10 articles:

The Prasthāna-traya

The Divya Prabandham

The Nālāyira Divya Prabandham

The Role of the Āgamas in Temple Worship

The Vaikhānasa Tradition

The Pāñcarātra Tradition

Bhagavad Rāmānuja and Scriptural Harmony

Vedānta Deśika's Defence of the Tradition

Piḷḷai Lokācārya and the Rahasya Granthas

How the Śrī Vaiṣṇava Tradition Unites Veda, Āgama and Divya Prabandham

a comprehensive library that takes readers from the foundations of Sanātana Dharma to the distinctive features of the Sri Vaishnava tradition in a logical, accessible progression.