What is Brahmanism in Ancient India What are some of the elements of Brahmani contained religion?

Brahmanism What is Brahmanism (Brahmani ***) is not just a religion, it is a culture, a way of life and more. The conservative orthodoxy of India, from the Vedas, codified by the empire of Paulaffa, and from the writings of a number of thinkers of the ninth century A.D., gradually drew together the religion of India, as well as the liturgy, the philosophy, the heroic epics, the lore of ancient history, the law, the geometry, the astronomy, and the science of languages, all of which constitute what is generally known as Brahmanism.

The Sanskrit word Brahman in the early Vedas denoted the sacred texts and had the meaning of great superiority. Later when the word Brahman was personified in the time of Paula Dharma, it became Brahman (the masculine primary frame is "Brahmā"), from which the universe evolved. From the Sanskrit word Brahmā was derived Brāhmana, meaning the cleric who holds the sacred scriptures, i.e., the cleric of Brahmā.

Four Vedas The word Veda means 'knowledge', so the Vedic canon is the general collection or collection of the learning of the Brahmin monks, including poetry, liturgy and philosophy. There are four Vedas in the Brahmanical canon: the Ploughshares Veda, the Yajurveda, the Shamaveda, and the Adapa Veda. Of these, the Ploughshares Veda is the earliest of the Vedas, but its contents were not properly edited in writing until the second half of the fourteenth century in southern India, and before that very little was organized in writing, and much of the circulation depended on word-for-word recollections, and oral transmission.

1. The Ploughshares Veda (Hymns and Expository Discourses), in 10 volumes, consists chiefly of hymns and sacrificial prayers to the gods and goddesses of nature. It consists of 1017 sacrificial hymns of varying lengths, of which only about one-tenth is on the general secular, and the other nine-tenths are on the religious side, especially the "Songs of Salutation to the Sun God" which is the most important, and is prayed for by Brahmin monks day and night. Its contents were compiled at different times, at the latest in the tenth century B.C. This book is the only source for the study of the most primitive state of the Aryans, with less influence from the natives of ancient India.

2. Hama Veda (Song of Songs), a collection of 1,549 hymns, some of the hymns in the Rig Veda with a tuneful score, for the Brahmin monks to sing during the wine festival. It was formed after the tenth century BC.

3. The Yajurveda (Sacrifices), which is more or less the same as the Shamaveda, teaches the rules of sacrifice and the various hymns used in the sacrifices. It was also formed after the tenth century BC.

4. The Advaita Vedanta is a 20-volume book containing 730 mantras. This system of Aryans and the original inhabitants of India after contact and integration, absorbing the integration of its elements if the dry beliefs, most of the mantras. Formation time is also after the tenth century BC, the last to appear.

After the invasion of the four classes of Aryans, India began to enter the strict class of the slave society, the emergence of a strict hierarchical system, also known as the Varna (caste) system, on the emergence of the four classes, the earliest out of the Vedic scriptures, the "original song": the original head of the original person from the mouth of the birth of the Brahmins, from the body of the arm of the birth of the Kshatriya, the hands of the birth of Vaishnavites, the legs of the birth of the Shudra. In this way, people are divided into four different classes:

1. Brahmins, in the highest class, priestly religious clergy, a large caste formed by the reproduction of successive generations of descendants, who are monks by birth, and in their old age begin to live in the forests of the life of a monk.

2. Kshatriyas, the warrior class of the kingly class, strengthened the rule internally and fought against foreign aggression externally, were formed due to the hereditary nature of the martial arts, the warrior's specialization, and they had to get the blessing of the gods through the Brahmin priesthood, so they were in the second class.

3. The Vaishyas, the Aryans who were engaged in other agricultural and industrial pursuits besides the priests and warriors, became the third class.

4. Shudras: These are the captives of war, the Dharavitas, etc., who are slaves, untouchables, and are at the bottom of the social ladder.

Of these four classes, the first three have the right to recite the Vedas as well as the right to priesthood, and after death, they have to be born again in the world, known as 'rebirths'. The Brahmins only need to worship the gods and recite sutras at the time of death to return to the cosmic essence of Brahma, which is an epiphany, while the Kshatriyas and Vaishyas, in addition to reciting the sutras and the priests, must also practise Zen meditation before they can be born into Brahma, which is a gradual process of enlightenment. The Shudras, who are not Aryans, have neither the right to chant priestly scriptures nor the hope of reincarnation, and are therefore called the "One Life Race".

The first three castes of the four classes of the four orders of life have freedom of religion. The life of a human being is divided into four stages, and the four orders of life (āramas) are regarded by the Brahmins as one of the foundations of orthodox society:

1. The period of Brahmacharya, the stern body of a young man between the ages of seven and eleven, in which the young man goes out to study the Vedas, receives the precepts, and completes his studies, and then returns home after attaining a certain number of years of age.

2. The period of family life, for the middle-aged age of home life, engaged in various businesses, marrying and having children, fulfillment of family responsibilities and social responsibilities.

3. The forest-dwelling period, when one is in the prime of life, one goes back to the home, enters the forest for ascetic practice, and realizes the truth with meditative thinking.

4, recluse period, the old age of the practice of life, the practice is completed, the body and mind to get quiet, began to *** around as idle clouds and wild cranes.

The era of the three platforms of the Aryans moving from the Indus to the Ganges occurred around the tenth century B.C. During this period, the power of the Kshatriya class developed greatly, and Brahminism reached its heyday. The four Vedas were compiled, and on the basis of these four Vedas the three main programs of Brahminism were formed, namely, the Vedic Apocalypse, the Sacrifice of the Almighty, and the Supremacy of Brahmins.

1. Vedic Apocalypticism, the Vedas of Brahminism were originally revealed by the gods of heaven and were handed down by the ancient holy philosophers as the source of all knowledge, and only Brahmins had the qualification and ability to teach such books.

2. Sacrificial Universalism, sacrifices can sway everything, can avoid disasters and seek blessings, sacrifices are the will of Brahma. Its significance is threefold: to make offerings, to atone for sins, and to seek blessings. Sacrifices are particularly diverse, from the emperor's initiation ceremony held horse sacrifice, down to the common people held by the incense and fire sacrifices and so on.

3, Brahmin supremacy, the supremacy of Brahmins is innately endowed, known as the "human god", and the gods of nature, not subject to law, its class status can not be invaded. In the Code of Manu it is said, "Whether learned or not, Brahmins are all great gods."

Three Sacred Books Brahminism has three sacred books, namely, the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the Bhagavad Gita. Of these, the appearance of the Vedas occurred before the emergence of Buddhism, the Upanishads are connected with the time of the Buddha, and the Bhagavad Gita was composed after the emergence of Buddhism. They are described as follows:

1. Vedas: The four Vedas mentioned above are summarized. Its germination in the sixteenth century B.C. Aryan invasion of India, shaped in the tenth century B.C. to the ninth century B.C.. The early Rig Veda was a hymn to the gods, and at the end of the Rig Veda, out of doubt about the nature gods that had always been worshipped, a supreme and unique truth was installed above them, so that the sentient and non-sentient beings were called by the names of the Lord of Birth (Prajapati), the Lord of All Creation (Visvakarman), and the Original Man (Purusa). The Vedic age also contained an age of Brahmanas, of which the Yeroveda inaugurated the thought of the Brahmana age. Based on other Vedas such as the Yajurveda, a variety of Brahmana, or "Brahmana", came into being and was regarded by the Brahmins as second only to the Vedas. "Brahmana" means "Theosophical Explanation" and is a theological book dedicated to the teaching of sacrificial laws to the disciples.

2. Upanishads: The Upanishads, known as Upaniad in Sanskrit, meaning "to sit in service", were designed to teach secret doctrines that were unknown to man. The Upanishads, as part of the Brahmanas, are formally a product of Brahmanical orthodoxy, and arose between the seventh and fifth centuries B.C. The reason for their emergence: the rise of free thought due to the trends of the times, and especially the elevated decision-making power of the king to encourage anti-traditional content. The five earliest Upanishads are the strict Vedic canon, which stored the various ideologies of the time of the Paulapha, the five Upanishads are: the Gita Upanishad (Chāndogya), the Guanglin Upanishad (Bhadāra), the Tashi Upanishad (Aitareya), the Kauitaki Upanishad (Kauitaki), and the Taittir īya). There are two collections of the Upanishads, one of fifty-two books and the other of one hundred and eight. This book has two central elements: the doctrine of the oneness of Brahman and Self and the doctrine of reincarnation and liberation. Schopenhauer once said, "If the rest have this book, they can be comforted in life, and they can be comforted after death." However, the Upanishads, the representative of this new Brahminism, declined after a brief period of popularity for two reasons: first, the doctrine was too deep to be popularized; and second, it became a concept of contemplation in practice, and its wonders were very difficult to realize.

3, Bhagavad-gita (TheBhagarad-Gita): This is the "Great War Poems", Volume VI, Vishvamitra Chapter 25 to 42 of a paragraph, composed between 400 and 200 BC, when Buddhism replaced all other religions in the most important religion in India. At this time the Brahmin scholars took the ideas of the Upanishads, popularized them in the Bhagavad Gita, and re-organized the irrational, re-conciled the contradictory, and gave them new strength. A great deal of nourishment was absorbed from Buddhism, and after a long period of development, Brahminism was finally revived into present-day Hinduism. This book has been described by WillianVonHumboldt as "the most beautiful, or even the only true philosophical song in any known language." This book is as important to Hindus as the New Testament is to Christians.