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Brahman
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Brahman (bräˑ·mn),
n.pr according to Vedic tradition, the “soul of the Universe,” or the undivided pure consciousness.

Brahman
silver-gray, humped cattle created as a breed in the southern USA from cattle imported from India at the beginning of the 20th century. As a breed they may have had minor infusions of blood from the British breeds.


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Thus, Ayutthayan kings, upon coronation were invested with the trappings and ceremony of Brahmanic ritual and retitled with the names of Hindu gods.
Sanskrit, the sacred language of the Hindus and the Mahayana, took deep root in the Thai language and literature, while the Brahmanic influence can be seen even today in many Thai customs and public ceremonies.
At worst, Naipaul's writings are tainted by a glaringly crippling factor: Naipaul's conception of Islam is confined by his Brahmanic bias.
 
 
 
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