A few days ago
Anonymous

Is brahmin plural of brahman?

Is brahmin plural of brahman?

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A few days ago
Bethany

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No.

They are different spellings of the same word.

A Brahmin (anglicised from the Sanskrit adjective brāhmana “belonging to Brahma”) also known as Brahman brahmán “belonging to bráhman”; Vipra, Dvija “twice-born”, is considered to be the Priest class (varna) in the ancient universal Varna System and a caste found all over the world, especially India and Nepal in Indian caste system of Hindu society. [1] [2]

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A few days ago
Manyul
No; “brahmin” refers originally to the group of people who self-identified as descended from the Aryans. It then derivatively comes to refer to the “purest” ritual class–the highest caste–in the system that the Vedic ritual manuals set down. Brahmin priests were the the only members of society pure enough to manage the sacred actions and language of Vedic ritual. “Brahman” is grammatically neuter in gender and refers to the impersonal, absolute being that is the subject of philosophical/religious speculation in the Upanishads and well into the present, in the Indian philosophical/religious tradition.”Brahma” is grammatically masculine and refers to a particular deva, or deity, in the Indian religious pantheon. Cheers.
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A few days ago
Lisa B
No, they are different words.

A Brahmin is a person of the highest caste in Hinduism. (Because of this, high-class rich people were called “Brahmins” in Boston. A “Boston Brahmin” was someone who had old money, as opposed to the nouveau riche.)

Brahman refers to the Hindo god Brahma. It also refers to Brahman cattle, which is cattle bred for hot climates. They are used in India, Africa, and other tropical locations, sometimes cross-bred with other breeds.

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A few days ago
Ascending K
Absolutely, Brahmin is many men, brahMAN is one man!!

(I am an indian who has studied them!)

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