Quotes:Smriti: Difference between revisions
(CTD/Quotes migration batch (letter S)) |
(Add wikilink to H. P. Blavatsky in Quotes header) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
== H. P. Blavatsky == | == [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] == | ||
'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Smriti}}'''. Traditional accounts imparted orally, from the word ''Smriti'', “Memory” a daughter of Daksha. They are now the legal and ceremonial writings of the Hindus; the opposite of, and therefore less sacred, than the ''Vedas'', which are ''Sruti,'' or “ revelation ”. | '''{{Style S-Small capitals|Smriti}}'''. Traditional accounts imparted orally, from the word ''Smriti'', “Memory” a daughter of Daksha. They are now the legal and ceremonial writings of the Hindus; the opposite of, and therefore less sacred, than the ''Vedas'', which are ''Sruti,'' or “ revelation ”. | ||
{{Quote source HPB TG|Smriti}} | {{Quote source HPB TG|Smriti}} | ||
Latest revision as of 10:38, 8 October 2026
H. P. Blavatsky
Smriti. Traditional accounts imparted orally, from the word Smriti, “Memory” a daughter of Daksha. They are now the legal and ceremonial writings of the Hindus; the opposite of, and therefore less sacred, than the Vedas, which are Sruti, or “ revelation ”.
Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Smriti