Hinduism download books, sacred, spiritual texts and pdf. In fact, the yazidi religion has similarities to hinduism, judaism, christianity, islam, zoroastrianism, and mithraism. However, scholars generally agree that the manuscripts of both books published in 1911 and 19 were forgeries written by nonyazidis in response to western travellers and scholars interest in the yazidi religion. Even the religious ways of arti and worship is found to be seen in the yezidi rituals. The most important point to note is that peacock, the national bird of india, is a native of south and south east asia or africa. If youre interested in knowing the most important aspects of the longest lasting religion in history, this reading list is for you. According to bbc report notes, modern linguistic and historical research clarification this groups commonly used name is actually. It is probably because the yazidis have encountered and lived among these people over the last 6,000 years of their existence, but due to their tight ethnic bonds formed a unique religion to fit their people.
Hinduism vaishnavism sri vaishnavism brahma sampradaya nimbarka. Hindu texts are manuscripts and historical literature related to any of the diverse traditions within hinduism. Oct 16, 2014 unfortunately, the author has been very poorly served by the publisher, tauris. What are all the holy books and their religions answers. The isis is hell bent on converting these yazidis and when they resist, they are killing hundreds everyday and taking their women as sex slaves. The manuscripts of both books were published in 1911 and 19 were forgeries written by nonyezidis in response to western travelers and scholars interest in the yazidi religion. Tauris is known for publishing books with abundant illustrations and even art books. Hundreds of my people are being slaughtered but yazidis also reside in turkey, syria, armenia, iran and parts of the caucasus region. Slavery in islam to have and to hold middle east and. The staggering genocide of the yezidis was a recent topic of hot debate. Some of the other holy works and books of hinduism are stories and epic poems. What are the holy books of indian religions answers.
It is probably because the yazidis have encountered and lived among these people over the last 6,000 years of their existence, but due to their tight ethnic bonds. The holy book in the hindu religion is known as the vedas. Why followers of sanatan dharma must help the yazidis. Yazidis of iraq are ancient hindu priests of gobleki tepi temples. Are yazidi tradition and culture similar to those of hindus. Although yazidi theology is based on oral tradition, passed on through hymns, they do have two holy books. The belief system in the hindi religion is outlined from. The yazidi holy books are written in the kurmanji dialect of the kurdish language. As the yazidis hold religious beliefs that are mostly unfamiliar to outsiders, many.
Research into the origins and identity of the yazidis has yielded some startling and unmistakable similarity with indias hindus. Bahai faith buddhism christianity church confucianism hinduism holy books islam jainism judaism religious texts sacred texts satanism scientology scripture scriptures shinto sikhism spiritism taoism wicca yazidi zoroastrianism. The peacock astride the aarti and sanjak oil lamps is related to a deity that can be found in both the hindu and yezidi pantheon. Hinduism is the worlds third most popular religion, with around 750 million followers. The yazidi holy books are the kiteba cilwe book of revelation and the mishefa res black book. Both hindus and yazidis are derided as the devil worshippers by other faiths. History of the yezidi the ultimate history project. It is now generally accepted that the manuscripts of the yazidi sacred books, the mas. So no, the yazidi religion is not similar to hinduism. Jesus christ god catholic lord savior jesus christ church holy father catholic the. This book focusses mainly on the culture and history of yezidis. The yazidis, facing murderous attacks by isis militants, are a kurdishspeaking minority in. Religious texts may be used to provide meaning and purpose, evoke a deeper connection with the divine, convey religious truths, promote religious experience, foster communal identity, and guide. May 18, 2020 here at the hinduism section of, we aim at presenting the original works that lay the foundations of hinduism.
They are alleged to be the cousins of the hindus february 21, 2018. Jan 30, 2018 yazidis of iraq are ancient hindu priests of gobleki tepi temples. Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world, and hindus refer to it as sanatana dharma, the eternal tradition, or the eternal way, beyond human history. Middle eastern gods often appeared in the guise of these animals or as a combination of these animals and humans. The yazidi pray to the peacock angel several times a day, facing east. Scholars regard hinduism as a combination of different indian cultures and traditions, with diverse roots. The puranas are holy books of hinduism that date back to gupta empire in ancient india.
In the three chapters of the book, he completely describes the area, including. Why followers of sanatan dharma must help the yazidis swarajya. You can see saree, which is an unofficial national dress of india. The vedas and these other works are further divided into two sections. The peacock angel, as worldruler, causes both good and bad to befall individuals, and this ambivalent character is reflected in myths of his own. Parts of the tradition have now been transcribed as two holy books called. The two alleged yazidi holy books translated below are in fact forgeries, produced at an uncertain date by outsiders, incorporating genuine yazidi material but mixed in with outside elements.
According to some estimates, 70,000 people, or about 15% of the yazidi population in iraq. Technically speaking, the syncretic yazidi faith may be regarded by islam as heathen, denying its adherents the protections that christians and jewsfellow people of the bookshould enjoy. Meefa res is one of two books written in the style of a holy book of the yazidis in northern kurdish, the other being the yazidi book of revelation kiteba jilwe. History of indias geography, sanjeev sanyal points out that the yazidis, like hindus, believe in reincarnation. Since the fall of 2014, the atrocities of isis islamic state of iraq and syria committed in iraq and syria came into light, the world learned that thousands of innocent yezidis were slaughtered.
The secular leader is a hereditary emir or prince, whereas a chief sheikh heads the religious hierarchy. Hinduism holy book important books and writings of hinduism. The yazidis were the hindu brahmin priests at gobleki tepi, one of the ancient stonehenges. The rise of islamic fundamentalism more broadly has pushed thousands of yazidis to seek asylum in europe. In the hindu tradition this deity is the peacockriding murugan, and among the yezidis it is tawsi melek, the peacock angel or peacock king. The scriptures of the vedas are meant to guide hindu believers in their daily lives. The yazidi holy books are claimed to be the kiteba cilwe book of revelation and the mishefa res. Christians have the holy bible, muslims have the quran, and jewish people have the torah. With the arrival of a larger number of european and american travelers in the region in the. The yezidis have two sacred books, the kitab aljilwa, the book of revelation, written by sheikh adi, and the mishefa res, the black book, which is said by scholars to have been written in the 11th12th centuries but, claim the yezidis, has existed since tawsi melek, the peacock angel, first set foot upon earth. The yazidi holy books are claimed to be the kiteba cilwe book of revelation and the mishefa res black book. Yazidis claim to have originated in india, and the. A painting in the manner of indian calendar art on the wall of a yazidi temple in lalesh, northern iraq. An islamic state pamphlet provided the following religious.
The yezidis are the kurdish minorities from countries like iraq, syria. Do you know about the yazidis who are being massacred. Download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata, and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation, etc. The rigveda is a collection of hymns dedicated to 33 gods especially to indri and agni. Scholars hesitate in defining the term hindu scriptures given the diverse nature of hinduism, but many list the bhagavad gita and the. Hinduism is widely practiced in south asia mainly in india and nepal. Sruti pronounced shroothee are the holy books within hinduism that are considered to be divinely inspired, and thus infallible and authoritative. In yet others hinduism, buddhism, there has never been a definitive canon. The similarities between hindus and yezidi culture times of india. The yazidi pray, according to some traditions, five times a day, as muslims do, although they face a different direction. Spurious examples of socalled yazidi religious texts include the yazidi black book and the yazidi book of revelation, which were forged in the early 20th century. The yazidi culture is very similar to a hindu sect. Jan 18, 2016 ancient hindu priests of gobekli tepi are yazidis who now live in and around iraq. Kitba cilwe book of revelation and the mishefa res black book.
Yazidis of iraq are ancient hindu priests religions booksfact. Here, i will give only a brief introduction to the holy books of hinduism. The black book is not divided the yazidi black book or meshaf resh kurdish. Aug 11, 2014 the rise of islamic fundamentalism more broadly has pushed thousands of yazidis to seek asylum in europe. He died in 1162, and his tomb at lalis is a focal point of yazidi pilgrimage and the principal yazidi holy site. It has been described that number of verses that exist in all of the various types of hindu scriptures, as below, total 1 billion. These billion verses are summarized into 700 verses by lord krishna in his bhagavad gita, as confirmed by adi shankr. Sufi influence and imagery can be seen in the religious vocabulary, especially in the terminology of the yazidis esoteric literature, but much of the theology is nonislamic. The yazidi religion is a mystical, oral tradition consisting of hymns qawls, that are sung by qawwals. With the advance of sunni militants into iraqi kurdish territory, members of the yazidi religious minority have fled their homeland of sinjar. Religious texts also known as scripture, or scriptures, from the latin scriptura, meaning writing are texts which religious traditions consider to be central to their practice or beliefs.
While we have the main vedas, upanishads, the mahabharata in several translations we also present newer commentaries, anthologies, and entirely new branches of hinduism. Parts of the tradition have now been transcribed as two holy books called the kitab aljilwa book of revelation and. There are also druze, bahai, yazidi, zoroastrians, and. Nikhil chandwani is an author of 10 books, tedx speaker, and. Yazidi temple at lalish has snake symbol at the entrance. The yazidi branch of yaxdnism ontario consultants on. Kurdish minority under deadly siege may have religious links with.
Hinduism simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The upanishads are a collection of hindu texts which contain some of the central philosophical concepts of hinduism. Spurious examples of socalled yazidi religious texts include the yazidi black book and the yazidi book of revelation, which were forged in the. Hi friends, in this video discussing 10 true facts about hinduism, most hindu dont know.
This holy book is written in the sanskrit language. In other authorities they pray three times a day, as some jewish groups do. As per the vedantic embodiments hinduism is monotheistic. Hinduism is practised by more than 80% of indias population. Yazidi, member of a kurdish religious minority found primarily in northern iraq.
Jan 02, 2020 although yazidi theology is based on oral tradition, passed on through hymns, they do have two holy books. However, some of these books and songs became more popular than others and came to define the culture and religion we know today as hinduism. No 1 hindu popular country, world biggest temple and also i. Yazidi are the ancient peoples of mesopotamia and are closely related to the kurds. The majority of the vedas are considered the shruti, which is translated to that which is hard. Jun 14, 2019 the yezidis are the kurdish minorities from countries like iraq, syria and turkey. Are yazidi tradition and culture similar to those of. The yazidi culture is very similar to a hindu sect ancient. The sutras and the suttas can be considered the holy books of buddhism. Two short books, kitab aljilwah book of revelation and. Buddhism, much like hinduism, has many, many books but not a central text. Who are the yazidis, and why does isis want to kill them. The religion of hinduism originated in northern india, near the river indus, about 4000 years ago and is the worlds oldest existing religion.
May 27, 2018 yazidis believe that they were the first people on the earth. Yazidis believe that they were the first people on the earth. The upanishads are also called as vedantas or the end of the vedas. The book of revelation and black book remain, however, the most prominent texts associated with the socalled devil worshipers of mesopotamia. Some scholars contend that the yezidi caste system as well as a belief in reincarnation may reflect the influence of hinduism. The most holy of the hindu books is written in sanskrit and is referred to as the vedas. A few texts are shared resources across these traditions and broadly considered as hindu scriptures. Yazidi religion is a mix christianity, islam, judaism and zoroastrian. Meefa res is one of two books written in the style of a holy book of the yazidis in northern kurdis h, the other being the yazidi book of revelatio n kiteba jilw e. Other holy scriptures in hinduism are called the upanisads, the smrutis, the puranas, the ramayana and the mahabharata. You wont find this among other tribes of arabia or mesopotamia. The yazidis were denounced as infidels by alqaeda in iraq who sanctioned their indiscriminate killing.
Hinduism does not possess a single holy book like bible in christianity and quran in islamic dharma. However, the puranas are supposed to be complied by muni vyasa. Aug 19, 2014 a painting in the manner of indian calendar art on the wall of a yazidi temple in lalesh, northern iraq. But the vedantic beliefs went under much transformation and became gradually polytheistic in character. Christianity new testamentbible judaism the hebrew bible the torah, the prophets, and the writings buddhism tripitakas. The holy books of the major world religions are the following. The vedas are the prime book of knowledge on which primary hindu beliefs stands. Parts of the tradition have now been transcribed as two holy books called the kitab aljilwa book of revelation and the mishefa res black book. In addition, members of the three yazidi castes, the murids, sheikhs and. Aug 20, 2014 the yazidi pray, according to some traditions, five times a day, as muslims do, although they face a different direction. Sruti pronounced shroothee are the holy books within hinduism that are considered to be. These texts are glorious tales of the hindu trinity brahma, vishnu and maheshwar shiva. Meefa res is one of two books written in the style of a holy book of the yazidis in northern kurdish, the other being the yazidi book of revelation kiteba jilwe it is now generally accepted that the manuscripts of the yazidi sacred books, the mas. Yazidis beat the dholak, blow the conch shank, take holy river baths and revere the peacock taus melik.
As yazidis open their largest temple, a look at the persecuted. The yazidi people traditionally live in northern iraq, particularly around the nineveh and dohuk provinces with large communities in sinjar and shekhan, where a number of their holy sites are located. The yezidis are the kurdish minorities from countries like iraq, syria and turkey. Fat buddhas here, skinny buddhas there, reincarnatedreborn buddhas everywhere makes for a no on. The upanishads are commonly referred to as vedanta, variously interpreted to mean either the last chapters, parts of the veda or the object, the highest purpose of the veda.