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Brāhmaṇa

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Brāhmaṇa (Skt., ‘that pertaining to brahman’). In Hinduism, the explanatory portion of the Veda developed as a commentary on the mantra portions of the text. Commonly they are dated between 1,000 BCE and 650 BCE. The most important are the following: the Aitareya and Kausītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇas of the Ṛg Veda; the Jaiminīya and Pañcaviṃsa (Tāṇḍyamahā) Brāhmaṇas of the Sāma Veda; the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa of the Black and the Śaṭapatha Brāhmaṇa of the White Yajur Veda; the Gopatha Brāhmaṇa of the Atharva Veda. To the Brāhmaṇas were then added the Āraṇyakas.

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Brāhmaṇa

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Brāhmaṇa (Skt.; Pāli).
1. A Brahmin or member of the Hindu priestly caste against whose abuse of power and deluded ideas of self-importance the Buddha directed a number of his discourses.

2. A genre of Hindu religious literature appended to the vedas. These sources date to approximately the 8th century bce and comprise explanatory manuals of instruction relating to the performance of sacrifice, as well as containing a range of cosmological speculations.

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Brahmana

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Brahmana in Hinduism, any of the lengthy commentaries on the Vedas, composed in Sanskrit c.900–700 bc and containing expository material relating to Vedic sacrificial ritual.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Brahmana." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Brahmana

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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