Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A member of the first of the four
castes ofHinduism , asacerdotal class.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word brahman.
Examples
-
The expanded passage that takes Madhvācārya's commentaries into account is: "Therefore, after having met the requirements for eligibility, the inquiry into brahman is to be undertaken."
Deepak Sarma: Should Hindus Study Hinduism? Deepak Sarma 2011
-
Not only were the brahmans the best educated Hindus they met, but also, more important, it was soon realized that among the Hindus the brahman was a much more "sacred" group than say the molla is among the Muslims, the rabbi among the Jews, or the priest among the Christians.
-
Anyway, you can take that same quote and wonder if it refers to bestiality and sucking a bull's penis - i.e., when they say "brahman," do they mean a member of the highest class of Hindus, or are they talking about a grayish, heat-resistant breed of Indian cattle?
-
Anyway, you can take that same quote and wonder if it refers to bestiality and sucking a bull's penis - i.e., when they say "brahman," do they mean a member of the highest class of Hindus, or are they talking about a grayish, heat-resistant breed of Indian cattle?
-
In other words, his perspective deviates from the core Vedic concepts of the individual atman as an emanation of the universal brahman.
Michael Brenner: The Buddha As Icon Michael Brenner 2011
-
In other words, his perspective deviates from the core Vedic concepts of the individual atman as an emanation of the universal brahman.
Michael Brenner: The Buddha As Icon Michael Brenner 2011
-
In other words, his perspective deviates from the core Vedic concepts of the individual atman as an emanation of the universal brahman.
Michael Brenner: The Buddha As Icon Michael Brenner 2011
-
In other words, his perspective deviates from the core Vedic concepts of the individual atman as an emanation of the universal brahman.
Michael Brenner: The Buddha As Icon Michael Brenner 2011
-
In other words, his perspective deviates from the core Vedic concepts of the individual atman as an emanation of the universal brahman.
Michael Brenner: The Buddha As Icon Michael Brenner 2011
-
We didn't get it, we got a perfunctory, sound bite a day candidate who masked any personality he had to come off as a sober and boring Boston brahman.
slumry commented on the word brahman
Used figuratively to refer to a member of an elite class, such as "Boston brahman" Also brahmin.
July 12, 2007