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Śrauta (Sanskrit: श्रौत) is a
Sanskrit word that
means "belonging to śruti", that is,
anything based on the
Vedas of Hinduism. It is an
adjective and prefix...
- part of
Kalpa Vedanga,
stating that the
Smartasutras did not
relate to
Srauta or
Vedic ceremonies, but
instead focused on
domestic events such as rites...
- शुल्बसूत्र; śulba: "string, cord, rope") are
sutra texts belonging to the
Śrauta ritual and
containing geometry related to fire-altar construction. The Shulba...
- testimony)
Practices Worship, sacrifice, and
charity Puja Ārtī
Prarthana Śrauta Temple Murti Bhakti ****a
Bhajana Kīrtana
Yajna Homa
Tarpana Vrata Prāyaścitta...
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Smarta Brahmins, with
their focus on the
Smriti corpus, are
contrasted from
Srauta Brahmins, who
specialise in the Śruti Corpus, that is,
rituals and ceremonies...
- testimony)
Practices Worship, sacrifice, and
charity Puja Ārtī
Prarthana Śrauta Temple Murti Bhakti ****a
Bhajana Kīrtana
Yajna Homa
Tarpana Vrata Prāyaścitta...
- Kuru kingdom,
systematising its
religious literature and
developing the
Śrauta ritual. It is ****ociated with the
Painted Grey Ware
culture (c.1200–600...
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arrangement of
Vedic hymns into collections, and the
development of the
orthodox srauta ritual,
transforming the Kuru
realm into the
dominant political and cultural...
- instance, the
Nambudiri Brahmins continue the
ancient Śrauta rituals, and the
complex Vedic rituals of
Śrauta are
practiced in
Kerala and
coastal Andhra. The...
- A
shakha (Sanskrit: शाखा, romanized: śākhā, lit. 'branch') is a
Hindu theological school that
specializes in
learning certain Vedic texts, or else the...
