Vedic Age (jan 1, 2500 BC – jan 1, 1500 BC)
Description:
The Vedas are India’s oldest spiritual texts and contain the wisdom of ancient Indian culture. They comprised over 20,000 verses and were a collection of texts containing songs, mantras and rituals. These formed practical guidelines for attaining metaphysical experience. It was in these texts that the word yoga was first found.
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Date:
jan 1, 2500 BC
jan 1, 1500 BC
~ 1000 years