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Brahmin: Encyclopedia - Brahmin

A Brahmin (pronunciation is Brahmann) is a member of the Hindu priestly caste. The word is related to, but not to be confused with, the Hindu religious conception of the transcendent and immanent supreme soul, "Brahman". The word Brahmin is said to literally mean One who has realised or attempts to realise Brahman. The traditional duties of this caste include studying Hindu religious scriptures of Vedas and preserving them in memory and transmitting them orally to the next generation. Additionally, they were also ...

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Brahmin - Other meanings

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Brahmin: Encyclopedia - Shivalli Brahmins Shivalli brahmins are also known as Udupi Brahmins or Thoulava Brahmins or Tulu Brahmins. Shivalli is a place near Udupi, which was known much earlier to setting of Sri Krishna Temple at Udupi and Udupi became well known. The Smartha sect of these Thoulava/Shivalli/Udupi/Tulu brahmins migrated towards north of South Kanara and to parts of Shimoga districts during the time when Madhvaism peaked in the region and resulted in a Smartha-Madhva sect in-fight. These migrated population adopted Kannada as their language.

Brahmin: Encyclopedia II - Deshastha Brahmin - Classification

In present day, they are sometimes refered to as Debra in colloquial Marathi. They are chiefly classified as Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmins and Deshastha Yajurvedi Brahmins depending on whether they follow the Rigveda or the Yajurveda for performing their religious ceremonies. In southern India, they are identified as Deshastha Madhva Brahmins, who follow the teachings of Madhvacharya and Deshastha Smartha Brahmins, who follow the teac ...

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Brahmin: He is Called a Brahmin

Buddhist Quotes: He is Called a Brahmin

He's called a Brahmin

for having banished his evil,

a contemplative

for living in consonance,

one gone forth

for having forsaken

his own impurities.

- Dhammapada, 26, translation by Thanissaro Bhikkh

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Brahmin: Hindu Symbols - Significance Of The Sacred Thread Yajnopavita

Yajnopavita or the sacred thread is worn by the Brahmins, Kshatriyas and the Vaisyas. Wearing the sacred thread is a very holy and sacred ceremony amongst the Hindus. Brahmin boys between the ages of five and eight are invested with the sacred thread on a very auspicious day. By this ceremony, they become fit for the repetition of Gayatri. A Brahmin becomes a true Brahmin only after this ceremony.

Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda

Brahmin: Encyclopedia - Kshatriya

According to the code of Manu, a Kshatriya is a member of the military or reigning order, one of four varna within the Vedic system of four groups or castes. Generally, the kshatriyas are thought to be ranked second in hierarchy, the first being the *Brahmin or priestly varna, the third the *Vaishya or artisans and craftsmen and the fourth *Shudra (labourers,farmers and agricultural workers). In Nepal the Kshatriyas are known as Chhetris(in Nepal).Like other varna, the kshatriyas may also be further subdivided into various jaati or sub-castes depending on the loc ...

Brahmin: Encyclopedia - Brahmana

Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad Gītā Ramayana Puranas (List) Tantras Sutras (List) Stotras Ashtavakra Gita Gi ...

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Brahmin: Encyclopedia - Shudra

Shudra or Sudra is the fourth caste or varna in the traditional four-caste division in Indian society. These four castes are Kshatriya, Brahmin, Vaisya, and Shudra. Whilst the origins of the other varnas can be traced to Indo-Aryan words, the root of the word is not clear at all. (A threefold division of societies can be found in ancient Iran that matches the Brahmin, Kshatriya and Vaisya varnas.) It has been proposed that the Shudras were same as Dasas and Dahyus, who are portrayed as enemies of the Ary ...

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Brahmin: Encyclopedia - Brahmanism

Brahmanism, popularly known as Hinduism, developed its ritual, worship and philosophy from Aryan scriptures; the Vedas. Over the years this civilization, culture and tradition were trickled down to the lower caste of the social hierarchy of the Hindu society through puranas as well as Ithihasas like Ramayana and Mahabharata. Brahmanism considers Brahmin caste as hereditary creators, preservers and propagators of religion. A Brahmin (less often Brahman) is a person born in the priestly Brahmin caste. The word is related to but not to be confused with religious conception of the t ...

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Brahmanism - Trimurti

Brahmanism - Challenge To Brahmin Supremacy and Caste System

Brahmanism - Famous Brahmins

Brahmin: Encyclopedia - Diksha

In Hinduism, diksha is the ritual of initiation into the worship of some deity by a guru (diksha guru) who bestows mantra(s) and takes the karma of the initiate - at least in case of Vaishnava diksha, as per Hari Bhakti Vilasa 1.70: raji catmatyaja dosah patni-papam sva-bhartari tatha sisyartjitam papam guruh prapnoti niscita "The faults of the counselor fall on the king, and the sins of a wife fall on her husband. In the same way a spiritual master attains the sins of his disciple. That is certain." Diksha primarily means a transfer of spir ...

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Brahmin: Encyclopedia - Boston Brahmin

Boston Brahmins, or simply "Brahmins"—sometimes also called the First Families of Boston—are a blue-blooded class of New Englanders who claim hereditary or cultural descent from the Anglo-Saxon Protestants who founded the city of Boston, Massachusetts and originally settled New England. They are part of the historic core of the East Coast Establishment, along with wealthy families of New York and Philadelphia. Some of the Brahmins trace descent back to the original founders of Boston. Others bought their way into society in the nineteenth century with the profits of commerce, and by marrying into ot ...

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Boston Brahmin - Original Brahmin families

Brahmin: Encyclopedia - Gotra

A gotra (lit. "cow-pen" or "cow-shed" in archaic rigvedic Sanskrit) is a named family lineage or clan in India. Gotra - Origins of Gotra. The term 'gotra' is applied generally to all the lineages found in various Indian castes. In South India, gotras are also known as 'bari' (Tulu) or 'illum' (Malayalam). The names of Brahmin and highly Sanskritized non-Brahmin gotras typically are taken from great sages, however, other castes have different names for their gotras. Gotra could be one of the ancient ' ...

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Gotra - Origins of Gotra

Gotra - Brahmin Gotras

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Brahmin: Encyclopedia - Madhva

Madhva can refer to: Madhvacharya, Vaishnavite saint and founder of Dvaita school of thought, at Pajaka, Udupi a person belonging to the Dvaita school of thought See also. Deshasta Brahmin ...

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Brahmin: Encyclopedia - Dwapar Yuga

Dwapar Yuga is the third out of four yugas, or ages, in the religion of Hinduism. This yuga comes after Treta Yuga and is followed by Kali Yuga. During this yuga, Shri Vishnu incarnates as Lord Krishna and the yuga ends with his death. There are only two pillars left of religion in the Dwapar Yuga. Bhagwan Vishnu assumes the color yellow and the Vedas are categorized into four parts that is Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva. During these times the Brahmins are knowledgeable of two, sometimes three Vedas, but rarely have st ...

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Dwapar Yuga - The Roles of the Castes

Dwapar Yuga - The Decline of Life

Brahmin: Encyclopedia - Elite

Élite is taken from the latin, eligere, "to elect". In sociology as in general usage, the élite (the "elect," from French) is a relatively small dominant group within a larger society, which enjoys a privileged status which is upheld by individuals of lower social status within the structure of a group. When applied to an individual, as in the phrase "many élites come to this restaurant," the usage quite economically both refers to an individual within that clas ...

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Brahmin: Encyclopedia - Kali Yuga

According to most interpretations of Hindu scriptures, including the Vedas, the Kali Yuga (lit. Age of Kali , also known as Iron Age) began at the end of Krishna's bodily lifespan (approximately 5100 years ago, 3102 BCE) and will last exactly 432,000 years — placing its conclusion in the year 428,899 CE (it began with a year 0). Kalki, the 10th and final avatar of Vishnu, is expected to appear at this time, riding a white horse and wielding a fla ...

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Kali Yuga - Problems that arise

Kali Yuga - Changes in the people

Kali Yuga - Lives of each of the castes

Brahmin: Encyclopedia - Awasthi

Awasthi is a surname / family name of a particular sub-caste of Brahmins of India. The Awasthi Brahmins belong to the kanya-kubja brahmin categories of brahmins of north india, the others being Gaur, Saryupari and sannaadhya. For last several centuries, Awasthi Brahmins have been located in and around Kanpur and Unnao (and the adjoining hinterland) located in the fertile Gangetic plains of Awadh, presently forming part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The geographical area, where majority of Awasthi families are presently ...

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Brahmin: Encyclopedia - Vajpayee

Vajpayee is a surname equivalent to Awasthi and Shukla especially prominent among North Indian Brahmins. Atal Bihari Vajpayee former Indian Prime Minister is a prominent personality with this surname. Other related archivesAtal Bihari Vajpayee, Awasthi, Brahmins, Indian, North, Prime Minister, Shukla

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Brahmin: Encyclopedia - WASP

WASP (an acronym for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) is a term that denotes the culture, customs, and heritage of the American élite Establishment. The term was first used by Irish Catholics to designate an adversarial relationship, and was popularized 1 by sociologist E. Digby Baltzell in his 1964 book The Protestant Establishment: Aristocracy & Caste in America. The term is vague and can be streched or compressed by different writers. Baltzell originally inclu ...