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The term Brahmin appears extensively in ancient and medieval Sutras and commentary texts of Buddhism and Jainism. [12] Modern scholars state that such usage of the term Brahmin in ancient texts does not imply a caste, but simply "masters" (experts), guardian, recluse, preacher or guide of any tradition.
The community claims to be descended from the god Vishvakarma, who is considered by Hindus to be the divine architect or engineer of the universe.He had five children — Manu, Maya, Tvastar, Shilpi and Visvajna — and these are believed by the Vishwakarma community to have been the forebears of their five subgroups, being respectively the gotras (clans) of blacksmiths, carpenters, bell ...
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Bairagi Brahmin or Vaishnav Bairagi or Vaishnav Brahmin is a Hindu caste. They are Hindu priests . They are sedentary rasik (temple dwelling or temple priest) Brahmin members of the Vaishnava sampradayas , especially the Ramanandi Sampradaya . [ 2 ]
Brahmin Sub-Cast In Office Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan [351] [352] 5 September 1888 17 April 1975 Niyogi Brahmin: Second President (13 May 1962 – 13 May 1967) V. V. Giri [353] 10 August 1894 24 June 1980 Niyogi Brahmin: fourth president. 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974. Ramaswamy Venkataraman [354] 4 December 1910 27 January 2009 Iyer Brahmin ...
Saraswats Brahmins are classified under the Pancha Gauda Brahmin classification of the Brahmin community in India. [3]In Western and South India, along with the Chitpavan, Karhades (including Padhyes, Bhatt Prabhus), and Konkani-speaking Saraswat Brahmins are referred to as Konkani Brahmins, which denotes those Brahmin sub-castes of the Konkan coast which have a regional significance in ...
The Brahmin class is modeled in the epic as the archetype default state of man dedicated to truth, austerity and pure conduct. [120] In the Mahabharata and pre-medieval era Hindu texts, according to Hiltebeitel, "it is important to recognise, in theory, varna is nongenealogical. The four varnas are not lineages, but categories". [121]
The Pradhan Bhumihar Brahman Sabha ("Chief Assembly of Bhumihar Brahmins") was established in Patna in 1889. Its objective was "to improve moral, social and educational reforms of the community and to represent the wants of the community to the government". [26] The Bhumihar Brahmin Mahasabha ("great assembly") was established in 1896. [27]