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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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Brahmans, who sit atop the caste arrangement, assign tasks to the lower groups, with Dalits at the bottom.
Sanderson, Alexis 'Purity and power among the Brahmans of Kashmir,' p.
The Ditcitars are said to be direct descendents of three thousand Brahmans who originally migrated from northern India.
 
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