s of dharma were assigned to all men, making explicit the relevance of Brahmanical goals and values for all aspects of life".3 There were also dharma texts that concentrated instead only on the particulars of social duty. The term varnasrama-dharma is summarized by the basic focus with the arrangement of life within a social system. Marginal concerns in the dharma texts are where metaphysical aspects of reincarnation are found. "There was a practical situation where emphasis was put on: if a person is a Brahman or a ksatriya, a householder or hermit, what are his duties?"4 The answer dealt with acceptable behavior in the wide range of situations encountered in daily life. "Moral uprightness lies in faithfulness to dharma, and dharma is rightly different for everyone. This has helped create the tolerance for which Hinduism is noted."5 The textbook gives a very general view on this topic where as The Hindu Religious Tradition does not. The Hindu Religious Tradition also gives a great explanation on the Aryans. Aryans were pastoral nomads. The culture they brought was sharply different from that of the declining Indus Civilization. Isolation is a key factor in Aryan development in India. Vedas are a collection of Aryans hymns where knowledge of the Aryan religion comes from. Veda means body of knowledge. Divne power or Gods are called devas. Devas were given a basic identity and they were divided into three classes. They were celestial, atmospheric, and terrestrial, depending on which of the three worlds was their primary location and realm of activity. The division of the devas was associated with their power of nature. Aryans believed the natural world was a realm of powers that affected and controlled their lives. Indus people also worshiped natural powers. Fire had a key element in the Hindu religion. Various branches of the Indo-Europeans preserved sacred fires, paid reverence to the fire as to a personal deity. ...
