The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2627 page)

Veda
, and
Yajur Veda
. Later a fourth was included, the
Atharva Veda
. To each of these four collections Br
hma
as,
ra
yakas, and Upani
ads were appended. In addition to these strictly Vedic compositions a number of other texts became associated with the Veda, including the
Ved
ga
, the Upavedas, and the ritual s
tras. Finally the sanctity of the Veda was extended by some to include the
Itih
sa
and the
Pur
as
as the ‘fifth veda’.

 
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