The four basic Vedic texts that Hindus use are Rig-Veda, Sama-Veda, Yajur-Veda and Atharva-Veda. Each of the four have a different meaning but somewhat of the same structure. Rig-Veda means "Knowledge of the Hymns of praise" for recitation, Sama-Veda means the "Knowledge of the melodies" for chanting, Yajur-Veda means "Knowledge of the sacrificial formulas" for liturgy, and Atharva-Veda means "Knowledge of the magic formulas" named after a kind of group of priests.
Sama-Veda- 1,549 verses
Yajur-Veda- 1,875 verses
Atharva-veda- 730 hymns
Rig-Veda-1,017 hymns
2. Do some independent research, and in your own words describe the practice of indulgences. Why do you think this made Martin Luther object to indulgences? Please note where your research led you
http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his101/web/37luther.htm
Indulgence is the Roman Catholic Church granting full or partial remission of sins. Martin Luther began to question some of the catholic faith teaches when he was very young. He didn't know if what the priests said could be justified. So he began to write down everything he thought about the catholic church. Then later without telling him someone published his private thoughts and showed everyone. The pope expressed disapproval of him which made him even more mad at the Catholic Church. He was found Quilty of heresy and he refused to accept the charges. Martin Luther did not think that we should be remission for certain types of sin which led to Lutheranism.
3. The Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca is called the Hajj. Describe the details of the Hajj, and include a photo of a Hajj in your blog.
The hajj is a place where Islams are expected to walk to at least once in there life. It takes about 5-6 days to complete the journey.
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