Brahman
noun
Also a member of the highest, or priestly, class among the Hindus.
non-Brahmanic
-
a word derived from
Brahman.
Example Sentences
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Of the non-Brahmanic sects which then flourished most have disappeared, but one, namely the Jains, has survived and left a considerable record in literature and art.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Sir Charles Eliot
The turn of fancy which located this non-Brahmanic Utopia in the north seems akin to that which led the Greeks to talk of Hyperboreans.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Sir Charles Eliot
In the sixth chapter I attempt to give a picture of religious life, both Brahmanic and non-Brahmanic, as it existed in India about the time when the Buddha was born.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Sir Charles Eliot
