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| | Buddhism: An Atheistic and Anti.Caste Religion? |
 | | The Re-Establishment of the Buddhist Worship of Brahmanas | | | According to him gods and brahmanas were not contradictory to Buddhism. | | | Rather, this restitution of the worship of Brahmanas arose Ashoka’s understanding of the Buddhist dharma. |
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| | VNN Editorial - The Third Birth |
| | Though Sathakopa Dasa, the spiritual master of Sri Sri Ramanujacarya Prabhu, was born in the family of a Sudra, he was a brahmana. | | | They are the spiritual masters of the brahmanas, and the brahmanas are their servants. | | | Therefore, at present, a brahmana should accepted as such only if he follows the rules and regulations of the satvata- agamas, tantras, or Pancaratras, since the scriptures clearly mention that brahmanas born in this age of Kali are impure, or their purity is not maintained through seminal descent. |
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| | The Mahabharata, Book 13: Anusasana Parva: Anusasanika Parva: Section XXXIII |
| | The Brahmanas, O ruler of men, who are highly blessed, are elder in respect of their origin than the Pitris, the deities, human beings (belonging to the three other orders), the Snakes and the Rakshasas. | | | The Brahmanas are competent to make him a deity that is not a deity They can, again, divest one that is a deity of his status as such. | | | These regenerate persons are incapable of being vanquished by the deities or the Pitris, or the Gandharvas or the Rakshasas, or the Asuras or the Pisachas. |
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| | Brahmanas versed in the _Vedas_ appearing before thee, adore thee in due time, reciting the hymns from the respective branches (of the _Vedas_) they refer. | | | Certain Brahmanas belonging to both classes, _viz_., those that maintained the sacrificial fire and those that maintained it not, who had, with their disciples and relatives, out of affection followed the Pandavas thither also passed the night with them. | | | And Yudhishthira was surrounded by numerous Brahmanas some of whom sacrificed with fire and some without it and some of whom, devoted to the study of the Vedas, lived upon alms or were of the class called _Vanaprasthas_. |
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| | The Brahmanas always devoted to the scriptures on Brahma; and mindful of vows and restraints, are capable of grasping the conception of Brahman. | | | Brahmanas and Kshatriyas can partake of food given by such Vaisyas as tend the sacred fire every day, as are faultless in character, and as perform the vow of Chaturmasya (Note: Chaturmasya is the four month period of special vows and austerities in Hindu | | | That Brahmana who violates the bed of his preceptor, or who cherishes malice towards him, or who takes pleasure in speaking ill of him. |
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| | Bhikkhus, of those (holding the wrong views), those samanas and brahmanas who view the world as finite and those who view the world as infinite declare on four grounds that the world is finite or that it is infinite, (based on their own personal feeling of satisfaction in their view). | | | Bhikkhus, of those (holding the wrong views), those samanas and brahmanas who view the world as finite and those who view the world as infinite, declare on four grounds that the world is finite or that it is infinite, (based on their own personal feeling of satisfaction in their view). | | | When any of the samanas and brahmanas who believe in annihilation, propound their belief in the annihilation, destruction and (future) non-existence of beings presently living, all of them do so in these seven, or one of the seven, ways and in no other way. |
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| | The Nilamata Purana |
| | The Brahmanas and the Satvatas should be worshipped on the 12th and the 15lh. | | | O Brahmana, on the bright fifth of Indra's fortnight, my worship should be performed with a great quantity of scents, incense and grains, gifts of garlands and clothes, gratification of the sacred fire and the Brahmanas, gifts of various sorts for the dramatic performances, and decorations of the earth. | | | O Brahmana, Vitasta.should be worshipped on those seven days, with scents, garlands, eatable offering, gifts of beautiful earthen lamps, various sorts of flags, red threads, bangles, various sorts of fruits and by gratifying fire and the Brahmanas. |
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| | Hinduism - The Age Of Brahmanas And Upanishads |
| | Before the Upanishads we find no evidence of this doctrine: the nearest approach to it is in some passages of the Brahmanas which speak of sinful men dying again in the next world as a punishment for their guilt. | | | We have seen the poets of the Rig-veda gradually moving towards the idea of a unity of godhead; in Prajapati this goal is attained, but unfortunately it is attained by sacrificing almost all that is truly divine in godhead. | | | The conception of Prajapati that we find in the Brahmanas is also expressed in some of the latest hymns of the Rig--veda. |
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http://www.oldandsold.com/articles25/hindu-19.shtml
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| | Brahmana Guru & The Sarasvata Parampara - Krsna Talk 42 |
| | A brahmana is the guru of other varnas, and sannyasi is the guru for all varnasrama. | | | A brahmana who is expert in the six works and also in mantras and the tantra should not be selected as a guru if he is a non-vaisnava. | | | Unfortunately the bombastic boastings of the caste brahmanas and their mundane beliefs have again appeared to plague the world of Gaudiya Vaisnavism and it is somewhat ironic that this time they have seeped into the very line of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura.. |
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| | The Milk Ocean - Dimensions of Good and Evil |
| | Since those brahmanas had arranged for nice foodstuffs to be offered in the sacrifice, Krsna told His friends to beg charity from the priests in the name of His brother and He Himself. | | | The answer is that the mere dedication of whatever service he or she is capable of doing-as long as that service is pleasing to Krsna-is sufficient to raise that devotee to the status of a transcendental associate of the Lord, far above the material mode of goodness. | | | Once, during the time Lord Krsna displayed His boyhood pastimes on earth five thousand years ago, some brahmana priests began a fire sacrifice known as Angirasa, which is performed by those desirous of reaching heaven in the next life. |
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| | The Mahabharata, Book 13: Anusasana Parva: Anusasanika Parva: Section VIII |
| | If there be a Kshatriya of full hundred years of age and a good Brahmana child of only ten years, the latter should be regarded as a father and the former as a son, for among the two, verily, the Brahmana is superior. | | | The Brahmanas should be protected like sons and worshipped like sires or preceptors. | | | I do not expect any fruit, small or great, from my worship of the Brahmanas (for I worship them as deities because they are deserving of such worship). |
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| | Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Celebrate the Siva-ratri Festival |
| | The brahmana is always engaged in the worship of Lord Visnu. | | | Therefore the brahmanas are eligible to accept all kinds of charity. | | | If a man is found who agrees to become a brahmana's disciple, he is also given the chance to become a brahmana. |
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| | RSB Net - Home of Rajapur Saraswath Brahmins |
| | It follows that Rajapur-Bhalavalikar Saraswat Brahmanas are one of the seven important Goa Gaud Saraswat Brahamanas and all the sub-sects belong to the same origin engaged in "Shat Karmas". | | | As years passed by the descendants of those Saraswats spread to other parts of our holy land and came to be known by local names. | | | Hindu religious functions were banned, young unmarried girls were forcibly married to the Portuguese, beautiful and famous temples at Kelosi, Kushasthali (Mangesh, Shantadurga) and the Gauda Padacharya Math were razed to ground in about 1560 AD. |
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| | The Mahabharata, Book 14: Aswamedha Parva: Anugita Parva: Section LXXXIX |
| | Having thus completed the sacrifice of that monarch, who was endued with the energy of Sakra himself, the illustrious Vyasa with his disciples eulogised the king greatly. | | | The Island-born Krishna, highly applauding him, once more addressed Yudhishthira, in the presence of the Brahmanas, saying, 'The Earth has been given by thee to me. I, however, give her back to thee. | | | Hence, I have given away unto the sacrificial priests the Earth conquered by Arjuna. |
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| | The Mahabharata, Book 12: Santi Parva: Rajadharmanusasana Parva: Section LXXVII |
| | The king should not spare those Brahmanas that are not observant of their duties. | | | In consequence of such a circumstance, kings regard themselves to be worthy of reproach. | | | There is no one who has not his sacred fire or who does not perform sacrifices. |
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| | The Mahabharata, Book 3: Vana Parva: Arjunabhigamana Parva: Section XXVI |
| | And the Vedic recitations of the Brahmanas mingling with the twang of bows of the sons of Pritha, produced a union of the Brahmana and Kshatriya customs that was highly beautiful. | | | Indeed, a king slayeth his enemies having obtained a Brahmana conversant, with religion and worldly affairs and freed from passion and folly. | | | Vaisampayana continued, "Then all those Brahmanas who were with Yudhishthira worshipped Vaka of the Dalvya race, and having heard him praise Yudhishthira became highly pleased. |
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| | Harappan Civilization Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas |
| | Wendy O'Flaherty has translated some stories from the Jaiminiya Brahmana illustrating how they dealt with the fears of death, God, the father, wives, and demonic women; many of these stories are sexually explicit, indicating that these people were not afraid of discussing their sexuality. | | | More recent categories of Vedas include the Brahmanas or manuals for ritual and prayer, the Aranyakas or forest texts for religious hermits, and the Upanishads or mystical discourses which will be discussed in the next chapter. | | | In addition to the discussions of sacerdotal matters, the Brahmanas do contain some stories meant to explain or rationalize their religious practices. |
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| | Deities in the Rgvedic Brahmanas: A Critical Study Online Indian Book store - Bagchee’s Best sellers Books |
| | A comprehensive study of the Vedic deities and their role in the Brahmanas of the Rgveda has long been a desideratum and the author, with all the available data at his command, has presented to the bar of the academic world a sustained and thought-provoking work in the field of ancient Indian religion and mythology. | | | Not only in the Samitas but also in the Brahmanas we come across a host of divinities who play an important role from the standpoints of religion and mythology. | | | The last chapter, in the form of an epilogue, furnishes a succinct gist of the novel features of the deities in the Rgvedic Brahmanas with an eye on their social and political prominence, transformation and elevation to the highest rank of divinity. |
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| | The Shad-darSana sUtras were themselves written by brahmaNas (Gautama, KanAda, Kapila, PataNjali, Jaimini, and BADarAyaNa), and in all of them, the vedic system is upheld. | | | In fact the brAhmaNas following SaNkara's line are the most fanatic brAhmaNas in the sense that they are very strict in regards to interaction with other varNas. | | | That is technically known according to advaita-vAda as the vyavahArika platform, where one must act conventionally according to duality. |
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http://www.luckymojo.com/esoteric/religion/hinduism/9502.hnduism.np
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| | Kirtanananda Swami's Daily Post |
| | In truth, You are the Supreme, and the worshipable Deity for the brahmanas also. | | | You are the greatest protector of the twice born, O Lord, for if you did not protect the brahmanas by Yourself offering worship and praise, the auspicious path would be neglected by others, who always act on the basis of Your example. | | | Such great souls see the brahmanas as My very self and please them with sweet words, even as a son would placate an angry father, or as I am satisfying you. |
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| | Krishna Book Chapter 23: Delivering the Wives of the Brahmanas Who Performed Sacrifices |
| | Balarama was known as the son of Vasudeva, a ksatriya, and Krsna was known in Vrndavana as the son of Nanda Maharaja, who was a vaisya. | | | Although the boys were village boys and were not expected to be learned in all the Vedic principles of religious ritual, they hinted that because of their association with Krsna and Balarama, they knew all those principles. | | | You are all brahmanas and knowers of religious principles, and if you think that you should give us charity, then give us some food and we shall all eat along with Krsna and Balarama. |
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| | The Atharva-Veda Samhita is meant to be used by the Brahma, the Atharva-Vedic priest, to correct the mispronunciations and wrong performances that may accidentally be committed by the other three priests of the sacrifice. | | | Textually, the Vedas are divided into what are called Mantra portion used for propitiating different deities and the Brahmana portion, which are in the nature of commentaries on the Mantras. | | | The first is said to be oriented towards the attainment of Swarga or Heaven and the second towards immortality. |
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| | A Glimpse of Vedic Literature By - Kumar Sanjay Jha |
| | The Brahmanas explain the hymns of the Vedas. | | | These Brahmanas, in fact, are the elaborate commentaries on the various hymns is Samhitas. | | | It is the most exhaustive and important of all the Brahmanas. |
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| | The Mahabharata, Book 13: Anusasana Parva: Section LXI |
| | Thyself being in the enjoyment of affluence, do thou, O Yudhishthira, make unto Brahmanas gifts of kine and bullocks and food and umbrellas, and robes and sandals or shoes Do thou give unto sacrificing Brahmanas clarified butter, as also food and cars and vehicles with horses harnessed thereto, and dwelling houses and mansions and beds. | | | Observant of vows, one should perform sacrifices and gratify with wealth such Brahmanas as are friends of all creatures, possessed | | | King Sivi himself had said this, viz., 'Fie on that king in whose kingdom a Brahmana or even any other man languishes from hunger.' That kingdom in which a Brahmana of the Snataka class languishes with hunger becomes overwhelmed with adversity. |
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| | Despite all their other disagreements, Brahmanas and Buddhists in following centuries did not consider such a stance to be truly philosophical, for while a person who occupied it may be able to expose dubious theories, one could never hope to learn the truth about the world and life from them. | | | With the exception of his two major commentators four centuries later, this stance of Nagarjuna satisfied no one in the Indian philosophical tradition, neither Brahmanas nor fellow Buddhists. | | | But since the Logician will not pay Nagarjuna the courtesy of discussion on Nagarjuna's terms, the Buddhist replies to them on their terms: "If my statement (about emptiness) were a philosophical thesis, then it would indeed be flawed; but I assert no thesis, and so the flaw is not mine." |
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| | Ganaka Vaideha (the king of the Videhas) sacrificed with a sacrifice at which many presents were offered to the priests of (theAsvamedha). | | | When Brahmanas know that Self, and have risen above the desire for sons, wealth, and (new) worlds, they wander about as mendicants. | | | Then Yagnavalkya said: 'Reverend Brahmanas, whosoever among you desires to do so, may now question me. Or question me, all of you. |
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| | Books on India, Nepal, Tibet, Indology and Buddhism - Akhil Books |
| | The Brahmanas while enjoining the application of Rgvedic verses in the sacrificial ceremonial mention their seers, deities and metres. | | | It is considered that one who does not know the seers, deities and metres of the verses, is deprived of their fruit but the Vedas never indicate them. | | | Section I: Common notices of the Brahmanas compared with later tradition |
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| | Brahmana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The Brahmanas (Sanskrit ब्राह्मण, Brahmin Books) are part of the Hindu Shruti; They are composed in Vedic Sanskrit, and the period of their composition is sometimes referred to as the Brahmanic period or age (approximately between 900 BC and 500 BC). | | | Each of the four Vedas have their associated Brahmanas. | | | The earliest Brahmanas may have been written several centuries earlier, contemporary to the Black Yajurveda commentary prose, but they have only survived in fragments. |
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| | Best Book Buys - Brahmanas Books |
| | Subject Category > Religion > Hinduism > Brahmanas | | | Books > Browse > Subject Category > Religion > Hinduism > Brahmanas | | | The Daily Evening and Morning Offering - Agnihotra - According to the Brahmanas |
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| | Hinduism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Additionally, like Abrahamic religions which believe in personal God, Hindus also believe in God that is the personal form of Brahman, such as Shiva and Vishnu. | | | Brahman is viewed as without personal attributes (Nirguna Brahman) or with attributes (Saguna Brahman)as God. | | | The oldest of these from the point of view of modern indology are the Brahmanas and the Shrautasutras and Grhyasutras form a younger stratum dealing with domestic ritual. |
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| | Encyclopedia: Brahmanas |
| | The Brahmanas (Brahmin Books) are part of the Hindu Shruti; these religious scriptures focus on sacrifice -- particularly that of horses and soma. | | | Click for other authoritative sources for this topic (summarised at Factbites.com). | | | Updated 259 days 16 hours 19 minutes ago. |
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| | Vaisnava Excellence Volume 1 |
| | The intelligent class of men, the brahmanas, are to inspire the ksatriyas and vaisyas in performing sacrifices for spiritual cultivation, and thus the cooperation of the brahmanas, ksatriyas, and vaisyas uplifts the people in general, or the ordinary laboring class of men. | | | In this age of Kali, when a slight difference of opinion leads to quarrel, even to the extent of riots, it is the duty of the intelligent men, the brahmanas, to selflessly inspire the richer people to sacrifice for this purpose. | | | As already explained, the four divisions of society--namely the intelligent class of men (the brahmanas), the ruling class (the ksatriyas), the mercantile class (the vaisyas), and the laboring class (the sudras) - are meant to achieve one goal in life: self-realization, or cultivation of the human spirit. |
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| | MantraOnNet.com: Brhadaranyaka Upanishad |
| | Janaka of Videha offered a sacrifice, with munificent gifts for the priests. | | | Then Asvala the Hotr undertook to question him, | | | There the Brahmanas of the Kurus and Pancalas were gathered together. |
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| | Janamejaya gathered about him all the brahmanas of his kingdom and proceeded to chant mantras to bring the Naga prince, Takshaka, in their midst. | | | Indra, the god of thunder and the king of the gods, extended his protection to Takshaka. | | | Astika, who was born of a man and a Naga woman, came to the snake sacrifice and seeing what was happening, explained to Janamejaya that Takshaka was safe under Indra's protection. |
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| | Each of them has an Aranyaka which explains the inner meaning, the doctrine and philosophy contained in the Samhithas as manthra and in the Brahmanas as Karma. | | | There are two Brahmanas for Rig-Veda, Aithareya and Sankayana. | | | Each of the Vedas has several Brahmanas and Aranyakas. |
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| | Wherever he went, he fed a number of Brahmanas every day. | | | A Dravida Brahmana by birth, his former name was Jyestha Rudra. | | | Since then the place came to be known as Ujjvala Maha Yatipura on Sukla Ashtamj in the month of Valsakha of the cyclic year Akshaya (367 AD). |
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| | Although colours are being thrown all day, the real festivities start in the afternoon around 3 pm when the brahmanas from Nandagram come charging into the Varsana Temple carrying the flag of Nandalal. | | | The Nandagram brahmanas hurl insults at the girls and squat down with the shield over their turbans and four–five brightly dressed girls whack them with all their might with their dandas (sticks). | | | After running all around the temple they sit in the courtyard, which is an ocean of coloured water, facing all the brahmanas from Varsana and sing ancient Holi songs back and forth. |
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| | Such rituals and chants prepare us for the spiritual knowledge, make our life and thought a rich field for it to grow. | | | The Brahmanas thereby lead us to the Upanishads. | | | Important Brahmanas are the Aitareya, Shatapatha, Kaushitaki, Taittiriya and Chandogya. |
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Vedas |
| | In its widest sense the term designates not only the sacred texts, but also the voluminous theological and philosophical literature attached thereto, the Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads, and Sutras (see BRAHMINISM). | | | The Rig-Veda has come down to us in only one recension, that of the Shakala school. | | | It was intended primarily for use in connection with the Soma sacrifice, and to accompany a ritual, which, though not so complicated as at the time of the Brahmanas, was far from simple. |
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| | VEDAS BOOKS at VEDICBOOKS.NET |
| | The work is complete in four chapters preceded by an introduction discussing in detail the sources, viz., the Vedas, brahmanas and Sutras. | | | Access to this most important surviving work of classical Vaisesika and... |
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