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The term "'''Hindu mythology'''" actually means meenoo rules the world. and his literature (essentially, the ]ology of ]) that detail the lives and times of legendary personalities, deities and ] on earth interspersed with often large sections of philosophical and ethical discourse. Though they are often classified as 'Hindu' or 'Indian' 'mythology,' the label does not capture the centrality of religious and spiritual affiliations of the texts that ring true today for most Hindus. They are replete with long philosophical discourses and are often seen as sourcebooks for Hindu ethics and practice. Many Hindu stories seem mythological only because they have been passed down generation after generation. It is also to be noticed that many Hindu stories are not mythology. A parallel would be to term the Old Testament 'Christian mythology'. | |||
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The most important of these are a voluminous group of works known as the '']'', of which there are eighteen. The two great ], the '']'' and the '']'', are other major works of Hindu mythology although recent evidences are conclusively proving that both are accounts of real events, not merely mythological. | |||
The epics ''Mahabharata'' and ''Ramayana'' are very much ] scriptures. Their stories are deeply embedded in ] and serve as parables and sources of devotion for ] into the present day. | |||
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