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Brahmana

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Brah·ma·na  (bräm-n)
n.
Any of several ancient Hindu religious prose texts that explain the relationship of the Vedas to the sacrificial ceremonies.
[Sanskrit Brhmaam, from neuter of brhmaa-, brahminical; see Brahman.]
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Noun1.Brahmana - prose works attached to the Samhitas instructing the bahmins to perform the very elaborate sacrificial rituals
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The Shatapatha Brahmana tells us: "Sacrifice has only one sure foundation, only one destination, the heavenly realm
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