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)


Topics in Hinduism
Primary Scriptures:

Vedas | Upanishads | Bhagavad Gita
Itihasa (Ramayana & Mahabharata)

Other texts:

Tantras | Sutras | Puranas | Brahma Sutras
Hatha Yoga Pradipika | Yoga Sutra

Concepts:

Brahman | Dharma | Karma | Moksha | Maya
Punarjanma | Samsara

Schools & Systems:

Early Hinduism | Samkhya | Nyaya | Vaisheshika
Yoga | Mimamsa | Vedanta | Tantra | Bhakti

Traditional Practices:

Jyotish | Ayurveda

Rituals:

Aarti | Darshan | Puja | Satsang | Thaal | Yagnya

Gurus and Saints:

Sankara | Ramakrishna | Vivekananda | Aurobindo
Ramana Maharshi | Sivananda

Denominations:

Vaishnavism | Shaivism | Shaktism
Agama Hindu Dharma | Contemporary movements



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