Word info

Brahmans

Meaning

of Brahmin

Source: Webster's dictionary

Examples

Indian Orthodoxy traces its roots to the arrival in India of Saint Thomas the Apostle (traditionally dated to AD 52) and his evangelism among both the Brahmans of the Malabar Coast and the ancient Jewish community there. Source: Internet

After his death, Brahmans probably smashed and left them in the Banteay Kdey compound.” Source: Internet

The Brahmans, however, were so firmly established in the caste system as the twice-born masters of sacrifice and of exclusive sacred knowledge that they were viewed as holding the universe in their grasp. Source: Internet

Revered especially as teachers (gurus), the Brahmans gained the confidence of Indonesians by demonstrating ways to achieve religious goals that were already important in the indigenous system of beliefs. Source: Internet

Winternitz, volume 1, p. 587. Many orthodox Brahmans who accept the authority of the Vedas reject the Tantras. Source: Internet

"There are two classes of these, called Sarmans and Brahmans. Source: Internet

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