Revelation Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Hinduism=== {{Main|Śruti|Apaurusheyatva}} [[Śruti]], Sanskrit for "that which is heard", refers to the body of most authoritative, ancient [[religious text]]s comprising the central canon of [[Hinduism]].<ref name=jameslochtefeld/> It includes the four [[Vedas]] including its four types of embedded texts—the [[Samhita]]s, the early [[Upanishads]].<ref name=wendydof>Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty (1988), Textual Sources for the Study of Hinduism, Manchester University Press, {{ISBN|0-7190-1867-6}}, pages 2–3</ref> ''Śruti''s have been variously described as a revelation through ''anubhava'' (direct experience),<ref>{{cite book|author=Michael Myers|title=Brahman: A Comparative Theology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JfncAAAAQBAJ |year=2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-83572-8 |pages=104–112}}</ref> or of primordial origins realized by ancient [[Rishi]]s.<ref name=jameslochtefeld>James Lochtefeld (2002), "Shruti", The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 2: N–Z, Rosen Publishing. {{ISBN|9780823931798}}, page 645</ref> In Hindu tradition, they have been referred to as ''apauruṣeya'' (not created by humans).<ref>P Bilimoria (1998), 'The Idea of Authorless Revelation', in Indian Philosophy of Religion (Editor: Roy Perrett), {{ISBN|978-94-010-7609-8}}, Springer Netherlands, pages 3, 143–166</ref> The ''Śruti'' texts themselves assert that they were skillfully created by [[Rishi]]s (sages), after inspired creativity, just as a carpenter builds a chariot.<ref name=scharfe>Hartmut Scharfe (2002), Handbook of Oriental Studies, BRILL Academic, {{ISBN|978-9004125568}}, pages 13–14</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page