1. …what do we have? Jews have the Torah Christians have the Bible
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Dharmic Scriptures
Jews have the Torah
(the 5 books of Moses; the Tanakh or “written Torah”)
Christians have the Bible
(the compilation of 66 books [39 in the Old Testament & 27 in the New Testament] and 4 [out of 80] Gospels)
Muslims have the Quran
(the ‘revealed’ word heard by Muhammad and redacted up to at least a few decades after his death)
…what do we have?

2. Dharmic Scriptures Overview:
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Dharmic Scriptures Overview:
(approx. 10,000 total; 3,000 primary)
Upa-Vedas
(6)
Upanishads
(~200)
Misc.
Sampradayas’
Shastras
(6000+)
Ancillary
Vedic Lit.
(~300)
Parables
(500)
Vedas
(Samhitas)
(4;12)
Puranas
(~200)
Bhagavad
Gita
Itihaasa
(3)
Dharma
Shastras
(20+)
Key
Darshana
Shastras
(2,000+)
Vedangas
(500 in
6 classes)
Agamas
(~500)
Brahmanas
(20)
Aranyakas
(6)
Shruti (Saffron)
Revelation; that which is heard.
Smrti (Gold)
Tradition; that which is written.

3.    Organization of these 10,000 Dharmic Scriptures?
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Organization of these 10,000 Dharmic Scriptures?
This massive encyclopedia of spiritual wisdom
needs to be brought together
into one convenient ‘User Manual’
  

4. Dharma Veda Overview: (new Holy Book)
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Dharma Veda Overview:
(new Holy Book)
The Dharma Veda will be an up-to-date, scientific and spiritual manual for Dharmins (Hindus).
It will contain chapters summarizing the best shlokas from:
Vedas, Upavedas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads,
Itihaasa-Puranas, Agamas, Shastras, Sutras, Bhashyas, Gita,
& valuable wisdom from numerous Sampradayas & modern content
It will be updated every 12 years and presented to the Dharmasya (global Dharmic Community) at the Maha-Kumbha Mela (as per the suggestion of Sankaracharya years ago).
It will be a LIVING SCRIPTURE (and NOT a closed canon - as with the Christian Bible or the Muslim Quran).