Brahmana

American  

[brah-muh-nuh] / ˈbrɑ mə nə /

noun

Hinduism.

1. one of a class of prose pieces dealing with Vedic rituals and sacrifices.

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Brahmana British  

/ ˈbrɑːmənə /

noun

1. Hinduism any of a number of sacred treatises added to each of the Vedas

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Etymology

Origin of Brahmana

From the Sanskrit word brāhmaṇa

Example Sentences

The sense, as explained by the commentator, is this: the Brahmana who becomes the Ritwik and eats at a Sraddha becomes a Pitri of the person performing the Sraddha.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

During that period, people did not know him, and called him simply the Wall-gazing Brahmana.

From The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by Griffis, William Elliot

In the Satapatha Brahmana*** Indra is called "ram of Medhatithi," wife of Vrishanasva.

From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew

He was an Indian Brahmana and a great Vedic scholar and apostle.

From The Buddha's Path of Virtue A Translation of the Dhammapada by Woodward, Frank Lee

To return to the gods in the Satapatha Brahmana and their dread of death.

From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew