Satya

Satya is an important concept and virtue in Indian religions. Rigveda, dated to be from the 2nd millennium BCE, offers the earliest discussion of Satya.[1][2] It can be seen, for example, in the fifth and sixth lines, in this Rigveda manuscript image.

Satya (Sanskrit: सत्य; IAST: Satya) is a Sanskrit word translated as truth or essence.[3] It also refers to a virtue in Indian religions, referring to being truthful in one's thoughts, speech and action.[4] In Yoga, satya is one of five yamas, the virtuous restraint from falsehood and distortion of reality in one's expressions and actions.[5]

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    • Macdonell, Arthur A. (1892). Sanskrit English Dictionary. Asian Educational Services. pp. 330–331. ISBN 9788120617797.
    • Klostermaier, Klaus K. (2003). "Hinduism, History of Science and Religion". In van Huyssteen, J. Wentzel Vrede; Howell, Nancy R.; Gregersen, Niels Henrik; Wildman, Wesley J.; Barbour, Ian; Valentine, Ryan (eds.). Encyclopedia of Science and Religion. Thomson Gale. p. 405. ISBN 0028657047.
  4. ^ Tiwari, Kedar Nath (1998). "Virtues and Duties in Indian Ethics". Classical Indian Ethical Thought. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 87. ISBN 978-8120816077.
  5. ^ Garg, Ganga Ram, ed. (1992). Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World. Vol. 3. Concept Publishing Company. p. 733. ISBN 8170223733.