Sacred Texts

Holy scriptures and ancient wisdom

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§Sacred Geography

How the 64 sacred-texts are distributed across the Indian subcontinent — by state, tradition, and era.

Total sacred-texts

States/Regions

c. 5th-2nd c. BCE; Krishna's words as per tradition from Treta Yuga

Earliest Era

c. 5th-2nd c. BCE; Krishna's words as per tradition from Treta Yuga

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Abhidhamma Pitaka

Abhidhamma Pitaka

Acaranga Sutra: The Book of Right Conduct

Acaranga Sutra: The Book of Right Conduct

Bhagavad Gita — Song of the Divine

Bhagavad Gita: The Song of God

Bhagavata Purana

Bhagavata Purana

Bhagavata Purana: The Cream of All Puranas

Brahma Sutras

Brahma Sutras

Dhammapada

Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom

Divya Prabandham: The Sacred Verses of the Tamil Alvar Saints

Durga Saptashati

Durga Saptashati

Guru Granth Sahib

Guru Granth Sahib: The Eternal Guru of Sikhism

Hatha Yoga Pradipika

Hatha Yoga Pradipika

Heart Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom

Heart Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom

Jain Agamas: The Sacred Canon of Jain Scripture

Jain Agamas: The Sacred Canon of Jain Scripture

Mahabharata

Ramayana

Ramayana: The Epic of Rama

Rig Veda

Rig Veda: The First Veda

Shiva Purana

Shiva Purana

Shiva Purana: The Divine Stories of Lord Shiva

Shiva Sutras

Shiva Sutras

Skanda Purana

Skanda Purana