Apaurusheya (2021)
Apaurusheya अपौरुषेय meaning "not of human" or impersonal, is a term used to describe the Vedas, the earliest scripture in Hinduism.
The Vedas are a large body of texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.
There are four Vedas: the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda and the Atharvaveda. Each Veda has four subdivisions – the Samhitas (mantras and benedictions), the Aranyakas (text on rituals, ceremonies, sacrifices and symbolic-sacrifices), the Brahmanas (commentaries on rituals, ceremonies and sacrifices), and the Upanishads (texts discussing meditation, philosophy and spiritual knowledge).
Based on those ancient texts, Maximilian Davis made paintings and drawings, not only dealing with the Vedas but the Mahabharata, which is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India and furthermore the Bhagavad Gita which is a part of the Mahabharata.
Read MoreThe Vedas are a large body of texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.
There are four Vedas: the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda and the Atharvaveda. Each Veda has four subdivisions – the Samhitas (mantras and benedictions), the Aranyakas (text on rituals, ceremonies, sacrifices and symbolic-sacrifices), the Brahmanas (commentaries on rituals, ceremonies and sacrifices), and the Upanishads (texts discussing meditation, philosophy and spiritual knowledge).
Based on those ancient texts, Maximilian Davis made paintings and drawings, not only dealing with the Vedas but the Mahabharata, which is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India and furthermore the Bhagavad Gita which is a part of the Mahabharata.
