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“The oral tradition speaks loud and clear, but for visual representations we must wait for the Buddhist era, after the Vedic period.”
Frits Staal, Discovering the Vedas: Origins, Mantras, Rituals, Insight
“If there is one thing the Vedas are not, it is books: they are oral compositions in a language that was used for ordinary communication; and were handed down by word of mouth like that language itself.”
Frits Staal, Discovering the Vedas: Origins, Mantras, Rituals, Insight

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Agni: The Vedic Ritual of the Fire Altar (2 Vols) (With 2 CDs) Agni
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