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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.]
Brahmana [ˈbrɑːmənə]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) Hinduism any of a number of sacred treatises added to each of the Vedas
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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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of the Brahmanas or ritualistic writings; and the rest of the Upanishads are independent,not comprised in any of the Brahmanas or other parts of the Vedas; but there is no reason to suppose that they were entirely independent of other parts,for, as we well know, many of these have been lost entirely and many of the Brahmanas have become extinct.
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