What is the holy book for Indians?

THE VEDAS are the most important and sacred texts for Hindus and Hinduism. The Vedas are the world's most ancient scripture.

The language of the Vedas is Sanskrit, a language that is so holy that the very Word Sanskrit means "perfect".

There are four Vedas:

• The Rig Veda
• The Sama Veda
• The Yajur Veda
• The Atharvana Veda

Each Veda has four layers:

• Samhithas (a collection of hymns)
• Brahmanas (directions about sacrifice)
• Aranyaka (the forest songs)
• Upanishads (which searches for the meaning behind it all)