Environmental Approach in Vedic Tradition

Abstract

India is one of the ancient civilizations in the world with a multifarious diversity and flourishing cultural tradition. India is a country of enormous variety. In India there are several religious communities like Hinduism living in full socio-cultural unity. Nature was revered in almost all Indian religious communities and it was regarded as the principle of the unity of creation. In ancient Indian civilization people learnt to live with five elements of nature, the “earth”, “water”, “air”, “fire”, “sky” and they were worshipped this elements as idols and symbols.