Brahmana - Wikipedia
网页The Brahmanas (/ ˈ b r ɑː m ə n ə z /; Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणम्, IAST: Brāhmaṇam) are Vedic śruti works attached to the Samhitas (hymns and mantras) of the Rig, Sama, Yajur, and Atharva Vedas.
Brahmana | Hindu Literature, Rituals & Vedic Texts | Britannica
网页Brahmana, any of a number of prose commentaries attached to the Vedas, the earliest writings of Hinduism, explaining their significance as used in ritual sacrifices and the symbolic import of the priests’ actions. The word brahmana may mean either the utterance of a Brahman (priest) or an.
Hinduism - Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Vedas | Britannica
网页2024年9月2日 · Hinduism - Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Vedas: Attached to each Samhita was a collection of explanations of religious rites, called a Brahmana, which often relied on mythology to describe the origins and importance of individual ritual acts.
Brahmanas | Vedic Heritage Portal
网页2024年9月20日 · So far we have been referring mostly to Mantras which constitute the Samhita portion of the Veda, now we go to the Brahmanas. Brahmanas are most important among several other texts, which were composed in ancient times to explain the difficult meaning and secret knowledge of the Vedic Samhitas.
Brahmanism | Definition & Facts | Britannica
网页Vedic religion. Brahman. Brahmanism, ancient Indian religious tradition that emerged from the earlier Vedic religion. In the early 1st millennium bce, Brahmanism emphasized the rites performed by, and the status of, the Brahman, or priestly, class as well as speculation about brahman (the Absolute reality) as theorized in the Upanishads ...
Brahmanism - World History Encyclopedia
网页2021年9月29日 · Brahmanism (also known as Vedic Religion) is the belief system that developed from the Vedas during the Late Vedic Period (c. 1100-500 BCE) originating in the Indus Valley Civilization after the Indo- Aryan Migration c. 2000-1500 BCE. It claims the supreme being is Brahman, and its tenets influenced the development of Hinduism.
Brahmanas > Aitareya Brahmana - Vedas.how
网页2024年6月12日 · The Aitareya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic text associated with the Rigveda, one of the four primary Vedas of Hinduism. As a Brahmana text, it serves as a prose commentary on the Vedic hymns, focusing …
Brahmanas - The Spiritual Life
网页The Brahmanas (ब्राह्मणम्, Brāhmaṇam) are a collection of ancient Indian texts with commentaries on the hymns of the four Vedas. They are a layer or category of Vedic Sanskrit texts embedded within each Veda, and form a part of the Hindu śruti literature.
Brahmanas of Vedas - GKToday
网页2011年5月5日 · The Brahmanas are the prose texts which explain the hymns in the Vedas, give explanation and applications and related stories of their origin. They also have some stories related to the certain persons related to the Vedic Text.
Brahmana - Dharmapedia Wiki
网页The Brahmanas are a complex layer of texts within the Vedas. Some embed speculations about natural phenomenon such as sunrise and sunset. For example, section 3.44 of the Aitareya Brahmana speculates whether sun really rises or sets.