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Brahmin (/ˈbrɑːmɪn/; Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण, romanized: brāhmaṇa) is a
varna (caste)
within Hindu society. The
other three varnas are the Kshatriya, Vaishya...
- The
Aitareya Brahmana (Sanskrit: ऐतरेय ब्राह्मण) is the
Brahmana of the
Shakala Shakha of the Rigveda, an
ancient Indian collection of
sacred hymns. This...
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Maithil Brahmins are the Indo-Aryan
Hindu Brahmin community originating from the
Mithila region of the
Indian subcontinent that
comprises Madhesh Province...
- to the sage Vishvamitra.
According to a
legend mentioned in
Aitareya Brahamana,
Harishchandra had one
hundred wives, but no son. On
advice of the sage...
- sutras. He said the
books called Brahamana-Granthas such as
Aitareya Brahmana,
Shatapatha Brahmana, Sāma
Brahamana,
Gopatha Brahmana, etc.
which are...
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apply to the guru. The
verses 11.5.4.16 and 11.5.4.17 of the
Satpatha Brahamana present two
different viewpoints on the ****ual activity, of the guru during...
- in the Yajnas. Then
there are Satpathy, who
relied on the
Shatpatha Brahamana. The word is an
adjective form of the
Sanskrit word diksha,
meaning provider...
- the dāsa and
dasyu (non-Indo-Aryan servants) at the bottom. The
words Brahamana and
Kshatriya occur in
various family books of the Rigveda, but they are...
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Madras who are from the northwest, and to the
Mallas in the Jaiminīya
Brāhamaṇa (§198) as
arising from the dust of Rajasthan.
Neither the
Sakyas nor any...
- records,
particularly of revenue-free
lands gifted to
religious sites or to
Brahamanas. The Ahom
military department consisted of infantry, cavalry, elephantry...
