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2018
The Sanskrit word brahman (neuter) emerged in late Vedic literature and Upaniṣads (900–300 bc) as the name (never pluralized) of the divine reality pervading the universe, knowledge or experience of which is a person’s supreme good. The word’s earliest usage (often pluralized) is to refer to the verses of the oldest work in Sanskrit (and in any Indo ...
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The Sanskrit word brahman (neuter) emerged in late Vedic literature and Upaniṣads (900–300 bc) as the name (never pluralized) of the divine reality pervading the universe, knowledge or experience of which is a person’s supreme good. The word’s earliest usage (often pluralized) is to refer to the verses of the oldest work in Sanskrit (and in any Indo ...
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2018
A brāhmaṇa (brahmana, brahmin, in popular spelling) is a member of one of the four social groups named after their symbolic color (varṇa): the priest, brāhmaṇa, associated with white, symbol of purity, whose social mission is to learn and transmit knowledge.
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A brāhmaṇa (brahmana, brahmin, in popular spelling) is a member of one of the four social groups named after their symbolic color (varṇa): the priest, brāhmaṇa, associated with white, symbol of purity, whose social mission is to learn and transmit knowledge.
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2012
Le roman Les Brahmanes, publié en 1866 au Portugal par l'Indien de Goa Francisco Luís Gomes (1829-1869), pourrait être considéré comme étant non seulement le premier ouvrage de fiction « anticolonialiste » de l'histoire de la littérature moderne, mais encore celui qui a le premier attaqué frontalement le système hindou des castes.
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Le roman Les Brahmanes, publié en 1866 au Portugal par l'Indien de Goa Francisco Luís Gomes (1829-1869), pourrait être considéré comme étant non seulement le premier ouvrage de fiction « anticolonialiste » de l'histoire de la littérature moderne, mais encore celui qui a le premier attaqué frontalement le système hindou des castes.
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European Journal of Sociology, 1974
Nepal, though the only Hindu Kingdom in the world, nonetheless is a nation in which numerous Buddhist communities co-exist in tranquility with their Hindu neighbours. The Newars, the numerically dominant ethnic community of the Kathmandu Valley, and a people justly famed for their remarkable artistic achievements in sculpture, painting and architecture,
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Nepal, though the only Hindu Kingdom in the world, nonetheless is a nation in which numerous Buddhist communities co-exist in tranquility with their Hindu neighbours. The Newars, the numerically dominant ethnic community of the Kathmandu Valley, and a people justly famed for their remarkable artistic achievements in sculpture, painting and architecture,
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Brahman Nallanathan Gobikrishnan
BMJ, 2011Brahman Nallanathan Gobikrishnan (“Gobi”) was born in Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), but spent his childhood in New Zealand. He returned to his motherland to study medicine. After qualifying, Gobi worked in northern Sri Lanka, often in difficult circumstances during the protracted civil war. He …
A. Hillman, J. Loudon, J. Tharumanayagam
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2013
The present geopolitical rise of India and China evokes much interest in the comparative study of these two ancient Asian cultures. There are various studies comparing Western and Indian philosophies and religions, and there are similar works comparing Chinese and Western philosophy and religion.
Ithamar Theodor, Zhihua Yao
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The present geopolitical rise of India and China evokes much interest in the comparative study of these two ancient Asian cultures. There are various studies comparing Western and Indian philosophies and religions, and there are similar works comparing Chinese and Western philosophy and religion.
Ithamar Theodor, Zhihua Yao
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