Smriti

Smriti ("what is fit/deserves to be remembered") refers to a canon of Hindu religious scripture. Smriti is the name for non-Shruti texts; Smriti is generally seen as secondary to Shruti.

One grouping (they vary) of the Hindu Smriti includes:

  • DharmaShastra (the laws)
  • Itihasa (the Histories; including Mahabharata, Ramayana)
  • Puranas (the fables or writings)
  • Sutras (proverbs or aphorisms)
  • Agamas (the philosophies; including Mantras, Tantras, and Yantras)
  • Dyasanas (the philosophies; including the Vedanta)


Early Hinduism | Hinduism | Hindu Philosophy
Primary Scriptures: Vedas | Upanishads | Bhagavad Gita | Itihasa | Tantras | Sutras
Concepts: Brahman | Dharma | Karma | Moksha | Maya | Punarjanma | Samsara
Schools & Systems: Vedanta | Yoga | Tantra | Bhakti
Rituals: Aarti | Darshan | Puja | Satsang | Thaal | Yagnya
Hindu Teachers/Gurus and Saints: Sankara | Ramakrishna | Vivekananda | Aurobindo | Ramana Maharshi | Sivananda
Denominations: Vaishnavism | Shaivism | Shaktism | Neo- and quasi-Hindu movements

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