Ayurveda is not aloof from any scriptures it has a role in one of the aspects of maintainanice of our health other scripturesa have OTHER imp. uses!! I stress hinduism is not bound by any one book or scripture the whole gamut of various scriptures are  were written and edited for the various uses for our better lives -Hindu scriptures are classifies since ages as-4 vedas- 6 vedangas,4 upangas,metaphysical texts like geeta,upanishads and brahma sutras =3 4 upavedas, and 32 ''primary vidyas''- incl ayurveda and music arts and other texts represents hindu scriptures,with above two principles giving us all a free hand to upgrade them or inter prete them with open minds  according to the changes of the present.The concept of religion and its texts do not apply rigidly to hindus..all paths lead to Thee,each to his own but with basic tenets of upgraded human existance upheld perpetually..

Scriptures often means religious books. In the said circumstance ofcourse all scriptures  have to be in the domain of religion.
Yet scripture word does also mean an authoritative writting. With the said definition Ayurved qulaifies as a scripture and  not associated with a religion.
It is sacred as it is dedicated to a specific cause, venerated and respectable.

Thanks for visiting and the comment kuldipgupta77. The question is this: Is Ayurved treated as a sacred text or merely as a text of utility for one accepts or discards as she chooses? If it is a sacred text then what you say is absolutely right, Ayurved is a scripture without a religious sanction.

Raghuram Ekambaram

Ayurved is a Ved outside religion. Similarly there are few more.

Book of the Dead, Raghuram?
It' a book that is read out from one's dying moment to different psychih levels of existence of bardo (between death and re-birth, to use convenient terms)...
Sentences like these are read out: 
You may now experience  fear. Yo umay see various apparitions. Do not be afraid..Think of the Dharma...  OR ...walk towards the light...

One wonders, with due respect to the Tibetans, if this is not a question of conditioning...

The title Book of the Dead, should be  better translated, according to  some scholars as I remember it now, as Book of Bardo...Or some other such title.

Of course there is also an Egyptian Book of the Dead. 

"I don't think good atheists will take on things they fight against: No God; no scriputres; no organizations..." - Thanks for making the point for me, atheism is always reactive. But, that does not stop theists from reacting, at one remove. So, my questions are not naughty It is typically the theists who call atheism a religion, to sort of saying "You too". Why cannot they come and answer my question and let me know who my cohorts are, at least how to identify them? May be because theists are not committed to their active philosophy as much as this atheist (I have in a recent blog hedged that I do not know whether I am an atheist or agnostic) to his

Even Buddhists sects have scriptures don't they, like the Book/song (I don't remember which) of the dead of the Tibetan version?

Thanks Raj for being interested.

Raghuram Ekambaram

Hey Raghuram - 
You're just being naughty!  Fishing for compliments! Who will be the votaries? People like you who are sefl-declared atehists and who blog quite seriously on the issue! Who else, my dear atheist friend?

NO, I don't think good atheists will take on things they fight against: No God; no scriputres; no organizations...
Atheists - ironically like great spiritualists  -  will be isolated most of their lives as they will constantly see that organziation corrupt their ideals.

Thanks palahali sir for this crisp comment; it did answer one of my questions.

Raghuram Ekambaram

Raghuram

These are my thoughts ONLY about Mahabahrata. I think  that Mahabharata does not lose a whole lot evenif Bhagavadgeeta is taken away. I think the reason Bhagavadgita was put into mahabharata is to make the former popular since MB  story was as ancient as the hills(not quite but somewehre there).  Also to give a more exalted status to Krishna. regards