Smriti

Smriti ("what is fit/deserves to be remembered") refers to a canon of Hindu religious scripture. Smriti is the name for non-Shruti texts; Smriti is generally seen as secondary to Shruti.

One grouping (they vary) of the Hindu Smriti includes:

DharmaShastra (the laws)
Itihasa (the Histories; including Mahabharata, Ramayana)
Puranas (the fables or writings)
Sutras (proverbs or aphorisms)
Agamas (the philosophies; including Mantras, Tantras, and Yantras)
Dyasanas (the philosophies; including the Vedanta)

Early Hinduism | Hinduism | Hindu Philosophy

Primary Scriptures: Vedas | Upanishads | Bhagavad Gita | Itihasa | Tantras | Sutras

Concepts: Brahman | Dharma | Karma |

Moksha | Maya | Punarjanma | Samsara

Schools & Systems: Vedanta | Yoga | Tantra | Bhakti

Rituals: Aarti | Darshan | Puja | Satsang | Thaal | Yagnya

Hindu Teachers/Gurus and Saints: Sankara | Ramakrishna | Vivekananda | Aurobindo | Ramana Maharshi | Sivananda

Denominations: Vaishnavism | Shaivism | Shaktism | Neo- and quasi-Hindu movements

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