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The Brahmanic Laws of Manu, a code of Hindu principles first articulated in the fifth century B.C., forbade the use of arrows tipped with fire or poison.

From Time Magazine Archive

It took poor Hesse years to recover his Brahmanic daydream.

From Time Magazine Archive

One day a short time before her delivery date, Clara came down from her Brahmanic refuge without warning and began to speak again.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

The modern theistic movement first found definite expression and impetus in the life and teaching of that noble son of India, Ram Mohan Roy, who hailed from the Brahmanic aristocracy of Bengal.

From India, Its Life and Thought by Jones, John P. (John Peter)

It perhaps represents that element among the followers of the Buddha who declined to be absorbed into the revived and transformed Brahmanic faith.

From India's Problem, Krishna or Christ by Jones, John P. (John Peter)