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This role of Hindu Brahmins in a Buddhist kingdom, states Leider, may have been because Hindu texts provide guidelines for such social rituals and political ceremonies, while Buddhist texts do not. [77] The Brahmins were also consulted in the transmission, development and maintenance of law and justice system outside India. [77]
Smarta Brahmins in Western India (c. 1855–1862). The Smarta tradition (Sanskrit: स्मार्त, IAST: Smārta), also called Smartism, is a movement in Hinduism that developed and expanded with the Puranas genre of literature. [2]
The nirguna Brahman is the Brahman as it really is, however, the saguna Brahman is posited as a means to realizing nirguna Brahman, but the Hinduism schools declare saguna Brahman to be a part of the ultimate nirguna Brahman [80] The concept of the saguna Brahman, such as in the form of avatars, is considered in these schools of Hinduism to be ...
[4] [5] In major schools of Hindu philosophy it is the immaterial, efficient, formal and final cause of all that exists. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Brahman is a key concept found in the Vedas and is extensively discussed in the early Upanishads [ 7 ] and in Advaita Vedanta literature.
In the Indian Philosophy, the word "Brahmanical" has two major meanings. The first meaning is related to the concept of Brahman as the Supreme reality. [ 2 ] Similarly the second meaning is related to the thoughts of Brahmins .
Brahmin Gotra (Sanskrit ब्राह्मण गोत्र) is an exogamous unit used to denote the paternal lineage of individuals belonging to the Brahmin in the Hindu Varna system. [ 1 ] [ page needed ] In Hindu culture, the Brahmin considered to be one of the four major social classes of the Varna system. [ 2 ]
Sankhyayana Brahmana is the second available and preserved Brahmana text of the Rigaveda. [5] The text is divided into 30 chapters and 226 Khandas.It is said that Kaushitaki was the teacher of Sankhyayana.
The Brahma Sūtras or Brahmasutra are attributed to Badarayana. [16] In some texts, Badarayana is also called Vyasa, which literally means "one who arranges". [16]Badarayana was the Guru (teacher) of Jaimini, the latter credited with authoring Mimamsa Sutras of the Mimamsa school of Hindu philosophy. [16]