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Brahmacharya, 120
Brahmahatya, 120–121, 229, 406, 507
Brahma Kumaris, 121
Brahma marriage, 69, 121–122,
127, 203. See also Marriage
Brahma Muhurta, 122, 447, 726
Brahman, 8, 12, 15–16, 17, 21, 36,
42, 66, 70, 74, 74, 77, 93,
100, 112, 121, 122–123, 213,
389, 417, 441, 486, 499, 502,
519, 520, 524, 553, 576, 578,
582, 593, 644, 645, 682, 718
Brahmana, 14–15, 118, 123, 587.
See also Vedas
Brahmana ideal, 60
Brahmana literature, 7, 20, 41, 50,
122, 126, 536, 626, 629, 639, 718
Brahmanda. See Cosmic egg
Brahmarandhra, 123, 283
Brahma sampraday, 61, 123–124,
145, 215, 644, 732
Brahmasutra Bhasya, 124, 623
Brahma Sutras, 77, 124, 124
Brahmayajna, 124, 492
Brahmi, 125
Brahmi script, 366, 527
Brahmins, 70, 105, 115, 120, 124,
125, 131, 186, 197, 258, 405,
445, 509, 566, 571, 596
Andhra brahmins, 38, 407, 491
Chitpavan brahmins, 131,
150–151, 369, 407, 509
communities, 38, 242, 264, 345,
353, 369, 458, 490–491
Deshastha brahmins,
182–183, 407
Dikshitar, 198
Dravida brahmins, 205, 407,
458, 491
Gauda brahmins, 242, 410, 491, 601
Gotra brahmins, 70, 102, 112,
221, 244, 259, 429, 526
Kanaujia brahmins, 131, 242,
410, 491, 503, 601
Karnata brahmins, 353, 407, 491
lineage, 112–113, 259, 526
Mahapatra, 406
Maharashtri brahmins, 150,
182–183, 407, 491
Nambudiri, 78
Nambudiri brahmins, 205, 458,
483, 570, 623
origin, 536
Pancha Dravida brahmins, 183,
490–491
Pancha Gauda brahmins, 410,
491, 601
Saraswat brahmins, 27, 131,
242, 410, 491
Smarta brahmins, 494
social classes, 174, 601
“twice-born,” 215, 245, 259, 262,
303, 513, 578, 591, 594, 598,
647, 663, 715
Utkala brahmins, 242, 410, 491,
601, 725
Vaishya brahmins, 115, 120,
121, 124, 174, 186, 197, 215,
536, 733–734
Brahmo Samaj, 57, 125–126, 179,
523, 552, 575, 614
“The Brahmo Samaj” (Lavan), 126
Braj, 112, 126, 259, 371, 466, 554,
718, 768
Krishna’s home, 24, 82, 315
villages, 87
Braj Bhasha form. See also
Hindi; Poetry
poetry, 71, 126, 202, 282, 555,
641, 673, 754
Braj (Entwistle), 126, 699
Brent, Peter Ludwig, 253
Brhadaranyaka Upanishad, 21, 50,
126, 141, 226, 253, 315, 722
Brhadeshvar, 126–127, 546
Brhadeshvar temple, 103, 152,
170, 687
Brhannala, 53, 127