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Which best describes the relationship between the Vedic texts and the Vedas?

  1. Vedic texts are thoughts about the Vedas.

  2. Vedic texts contain the same sacred hymns as the Vedas.

  3. The Vedas were based on the teachings in the Vedic texts.

  4. The Vedas describe how Aryans should use the Vedic texts.
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Explanation

The Vedas are the primary sacred texts, while the Vedic texts (such as the Upanishads or Brahmanas) are commentaries and philosophical reflections on the Vedas.

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