brahman

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see also: Brahman

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Noun

brahman (plural brahmans)

1. Alternative form of brahmin#English|brahmin member of the Hindu priestly class.

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Brahman

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Noun

brahman (plural brahmans)

1. A breed of beef cattle from India.
2. (dated) A Brahmin
   • "At this, Virāṭa was enraged and said to Yudhiṣṭhira, 'O Brāhman, you speak as though my son and this eunuch are equals.'" (Mahābhārata: "Virāṭa Parva")

Proper noun

1. (Hinduism) A concept of Hinduism. Brahman is the unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent reality which is the Divine Ground of all matter, energy, time, space, being, and everything beyond in this Universe. The nature of Brahman is described as transpersonal, personal and impersonal by different philosophical schools.

Translations

• French: Brahman
• Portuguese: Brahman, Brâman
• Russian: брахма́н
• Spanish: Brahman

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