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Brâmane
Also known as Brahmins, Brahman
thumb|Brahmins worshipping river Ganges, The Land of Temples (India), 1882 Brahmin (; ) is a varna (theoretical social classes) within Hindu society. The other three varnas are the Kshatriya (rulers and warriors), Vaishya (traders, merchants, and farmers), and Shudra (labourers). The traditional occupation of Brahmins is that of priesthood (purohit, pandit, or pujari) at Hindu temples or at socio-religious ceremonies, and the performing of rite of passage rituals, such as solemnising a wedding with hymns and prayers.
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Brahmins are members of the highest varna (social class) in traditional Hindu society, traditionally serving as priests and religious specialists who perform temple worship and important life rituals like weddings. They are one of four varnas in the Hindu social hierarchy, alongside rulers and warriors, merchants and farmers, and laborers.
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Um brâmane ou brame (em sânscrito: ब्राह्मण, IAST brāhmaṇa) é um membro da casta sacerdotal, a primeira do Varṇaśrama dharma ou Varṇa vyavastha, a tradicional divisão em quatro castas (varṇa) da sociedade hinduísta. O termo brâmane deriva do latim brachmani (ou bragmani), que, por sua vez, provém do grego brakhmânes, adaptação do termo sânscrito védico brāhmaṇa, que significa "aquele que é versado no conhecimento de Brâman — a alma cósmica " Segundo o , o canto 10.90 do Rigveda, dedicado ao Purusha — o homem cósmico primordial transcendente — os brâmanes surgiram da boca do Purusha. A sua boca tornou-se os brâmanes, os seus braços se transformaram no xátria, as suas coxas em vaiśya e dos pés nasceu o śūdra. — Rig Veda, X,90-11,12
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