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Veda

Kalpa

कल्प

Everyday Hindi: कल्प (वेदांग)

Vedāṅga of ritual procedure: śrauta, gṛhya, dharma and śulba sūtras.

Definition

Kalpa is the Vedāṅga of ritual procedure, composed in sūtra form. It comprises the śrauta sūtras (the great public rites), gṛhya sūtras (domestic rites), dharma sūtras (conduct and law) and śulba sūtras (altar geometry). Each Vedic school transmitted its own kalpa texts.

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