Weda

Weda (basa Sanskerta: वेद; Vid, "élmu pangaweruh") nyaéta kitab suci agama Hindu. Weda mangrupa kumpulan sastra-sastra kuno ti zaman India Kuno nu jumlahna loba jeung jembar. Dina ageman Hindu, Weda kaasup dina golongan Sruti (sacara harfiah artina "nu didengé"), sabab umat Hindu percaya yén eusi Weda mangrupa kumpulan wahyu ti Brahman (Tuhan). Weda diyakinan salaku sastra pangkolotna dina “peradaban” manusa nu masih aya nepip ka kiwari. Dina masa turunna wahyu, Weda diturunkeun/diajarkeun kalawan sistim lisan-pangajaran ti biwir ka biwir, nu dina mangsa éta tulisan can kapanggih-ti guru ka siswa. Sanggeus tulisan kapanggih, Resi nuliskeun ajaran-ajaran Weda ka bentuk tulisan.. Weda sifatna apaurusheya, sabab asalna ti wahyu, teu dijieun ku manusa, sarta abadi.. Maharesi Byasa, nyusun deui Weda jeung ngabagi Weda jadi opat bagéan nyaéta: Regweda, Yajurweda, Samaweda, jeung Atharwaweda. Sakabéh disusun di masa awal Kaliyuga.

Etimologi 

Sacara etimologi, kecap Weda akarna ti kecap vid, nu ina basa Sansekerta artina "nyaho", dina rungkun basa Indo-Eropa akar kecap ti weid, nu artina "nempo" atawa "nyaho". weidogé mangrupa akar kecap ti wit dina basa Inggris, sakumaha kecap vision dina basa Latin.

Upaweda 

Upaweda mangrupa turunan ti Weda nu mangrupa jurusan élmu nu leuwih spesifik dina aplikasi kahirupan. Upaweda digolongkeun ku sababaraha jurusan, nyaéta:
 Ayurweda - élmu pengobatan.
 Dhanurweda - Seni bela diri jeung persenjataan.
Ayurveda jeung Dhanurveda ngabogaan sababaraha sasaruaan dina kagiatan praktekna. Duanana gwé kalawan ngamangpaatkeun Marma, energi Prana nu ngalir dina jero awak. Ayurveda fungsina ngobatan awak jasmani, sedengkeun Dhanurveda ngamangpaatkeun energi prana salaku taméng awak. Konsep ieu ogé dipikawanoh dina widang paélmuan di China, dina akupunktur jeungs eni beladirina.
 Stahapatya Veda - élmu Arsitektur, Seni Pahat jeung élmu Géomansi.
 Gandharv Veda - Seni musik, sajak jeung tari

Sababaraha widang élmu saperti Jyotisha (élmu astrologi), Tantra, Shiksha jeung Vyakara (élmu tata basa) nu sumberna ti Weda ogé.

Catetan

Referensi 
filologis
 Benjamin Walker Hindu World: An Encyclopedic Survey of Hinduism, (Two Volumes), Allen & Unwin, London, 1968; Praeger, New York, 1968; Munshiram Manohar Lal, New Delhi, 1983; Harper Collins, New Delhi, 1985; Rupa, New Delhi, 2005, ISBN 81-291-0670-1.
 Maurice Bloomfield, A Vedic Concordance, Harvard Oriental Series, 1907
 Klaus Mylius, Geschichte der altindischen Literatur, Wiesbaden (1983).
 Moriz Winternitz History of Indian Literature, Vol.1 (Calcutta 1926) p.l

religi
 Sri Aurobindo ,The Secret of the Veda. Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry. 1972.
 Sri Aurobindo, The Upanishads . Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry. 1972.
 David Frawley, Wisdom of the Ancient Seers
 Made Titib, Veda Sabda Suci Pedoman Praktis Kehidupan. Paramita, Surabaya, 1996, ISBN 979-9044-04-9

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  Weekly podcast on Vedic Mythology and Vedic Chanting
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