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The first is composed of hymns. The second is a statement of ritual, and is generally in prose. THE FIRST IS COMPOSED OF HYMNS THE SECOND IS A STATEMENT OF RITUAL AND IS GENERALLY IMPROSS
ding sin and the need of forgiveness. A distinguished scholar[9] has said that "the religious notion of sin is wanting altogether;" but this affirmation is decidedly too sweeping. [Sidenote: No image-worship. No public worship.] The worship exemplified in the Veda is not image-worship. Images of the fire, or the winds, or the waters could hardly be required, and while the original nature-worship lasted, idols must have been nearly unknown. Yet the description of various deities is so precise and full that it seems to be probably drawn from visible representations of them. Worship was personal and domestic, not in any way public. Indeed, two men praying at the same time had to pray quite apart, so that neither might disturb the other. Each dealt with heaven, so to speak, solely on his own behalf. [Sidenote: No temples.] We hear of no places set apart as temples in Vedic times. [Sidenote: The treatises on ritual.] A Veda consists of two parts called _Mantra_ or _Sanhita_, and _Brahmana_.  ARE EMPLOYED SUCH AS FOOD WEALTH LIFE CHILDREN COWS HORSES SUXES IN THE BATTLE THE DESTRUCTION OF ENEMIES AND SO FORTH NOT MUCH IS SAID REGARDING SIN AND THE NEED OF FORBINESS A DISTINUOUS SCHOLAR HAS SAID THAT THE RELIGIOUS NOTION OF SIN IS WANTING ALTOGETHER BUT THIS AFFIRMATION IS DECIDEDLY TOO SWEEPING THE WORSHIP EXEMPLIFIED IN THE WEATHER IS NOT IMAGE WORSHIP IMAGES OF THE FIRE OR THE WINDS OR THE WATERS COULD HARDLY BE REQUIRED AND WHILE THE OCEANAL NATURE WORSHIP LASTED IDOLS MUST HAVE BEEN NEARLY UNKNOWN YET THE DESCRIPTION OF VARIOUS DEITIES IS SO PRECISE AND FULL THAT IT SEEMS TO BE PROBABLY DRAWN FROM THE VISIBLE REPRESENTATIONS OF THEM WORSHIP WAS PERSONAL AND DOMESTIC NOT IN ANY WAY PUBLIC INDEED TWO MEN PRAYING AT THE SAME TIME HAD TO PRAY QUITE APART SO THAT NEITHER MIGHT DISTURB THE OTHER EACH DEALT WITH HEAVEN SO TO SPEAK SOLARLY ON HIS OWN BEHALF WE HEAR OF NO PLACES SET APART AS TEMPLES IN VAILLY TIMES EWEDA CONSISTS OF TWO PARTS CALLED MANTRA OR SANHI AND BRAHMANA
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