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If the Vedas oral tradition "led directly to complex story-telling literature," you may have a fair point, but with only the example of the Vedas having a compl
by Maursault 4y ago
If the Vedas oral tradition "led directly to complex story-telling literature," you may have a fair point, but with only the example of the Vedas having a complex oral tradition, this (as a candidate for counter-example) isn't exactly clear. But I'm almost certain there's tons of complex stories in mine and especially in other cultures of which I am not aware. If there wasn't, maybe I could give you a hand.
- shortsightedsid 4y agoHindu tradition state that it directly led to elaborate literature and rich story telling. Puranas [1] and epics like the Ramayana [2] and Mahabharata [3] were orally transmitted as well. The point being that the Vedas are pretty terse which makes it hard to understand or apply without specialized knowledge / background. The Puranas, Ramayana and Mahabharata provide context via stories etc.. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puranas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puranas 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramayana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramayana 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabharata https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabharata
- Maursault 4y agoThis is way beyond my ability to rationally argue. I have read Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita, and all I can say is it was all mind-numbing.