brahman
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1. brahman - Noun
2. Brahman - Proper noun
Meaning
Alt. of Brahmin
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originally all brahmans were priests
a Boston brahman
A Social History of the Deccan, 1300-1761: Eight Indian Lives, by Richard M. Eaton p.88 It was established either by a Brahman convert or patronized by a Brahman and form that source it got the name Bahmani.
Because of the Hindu traditions of Vedanta and Upanishads, and the prominent Hindu theological perspective that there is a single Reality ( Brahman ) from which the world arises, Hindus eventually have been included as dhimmis.
For example, Advaita Vedanta holds that after attaining moksha a person knows their "soul, self" and identifies it as one with Brahman and everyone in all respects.
Brahman is seen as a supreme being with a personality and manifest qualities.