White Yajur Veda

Along with the Black Yajur Veda, this is
one of the two major forms of the Yajur
Veda, one of the oldest Hindu religious
texts. The major difference between
these two forms comes from the
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White Yajur Veda
differing placement of explanatory
notes on the Vedic mantras and their significance. The “White” Yajur Veda gathers
these notes into an appendix known as a
Brahmana—namely, the Shatapatha
Brahmana, which gives its name to
the second major stratum of Vedic texts.
In contrast, the four recensions of the
Black Yajur Veda include these notes in the
text itself.