| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:Egyptian gptkb:Sanskrit_literature
 
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                                | gptkbp:basedOn | gptkb:Vedas 
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                                | gptkbp:coreBelief | gptkb:mythology ancestor worship
 cosmic order (Rta)
 ritual efficacy
 sacrifice (yajna)
 
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                                | gptkbp:declinedAfter | gptkb:Iron_Age_India 
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                                | gptkbp:influenced | gptkb:Upanishads gptkb:Brahmanism
 gptkb:Classical_Hinduism
 
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                                | gptkbp:language | gptkb:Vedic_Sanskrit 
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                                | gptkbp:mainDeity | gptkb:Ganesha gptkb:Ashvins
 gptkb:Indra
 gptkb:Mitra
 gptkb:Pushan
 gptkb:Soma
 gptkb:Surya
 gptkb:Ushas
 gptkb:Varuna
 gptkb:Vayu
 
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                                | gptkbp:mainLine | gptkb:Atharvaveda gptkb:Rigveda
 gptkb:Samaveda
 gptkb:Yajurveda
 
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                                | gptkbp:partOf | ancient Indian religions 
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                                | gptkbp:period | c. 1500–500 BCE 
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                                | gptkbp:practicedIn | gptkb:sacrifice Indian subcontinent
 ritual offerings
 chanting of hymns
 
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                                | gptkbp:predecessor | gptkb:Hinduism 
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                                | gptkbp:region | gptkb:North_India gptkb:Punjab
 Ganges plain
 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:Proto-Indo-European_religion gptkb:Indo-Iranian_religions
 
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                                | gptkbp:rituals | gptkb:Grihya_Sutras gptkb:Upanishads
 gptkb:Aranyakas
 gptkb:Brahmanas
 gptkb:Samhitas
 Srauta Sutras
 
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                                | gptkbp:ritualSpecialists | gptkb:Brahmins 
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                                | gptkbp:sacredLanguage | gptkb:Sanskrit 
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                                | gptkbp:transmittedBy | gptkb:oral_tradition 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Brahmanism 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Vedism 
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